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Read Your Way Through Utah

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And for a more personal sense of Arches and Canyonlands, “ Blow Sand In His Soul: Bates Wilson, The Heart of Canyonlands ,” by Jen Jackson Quintano, is a spirited biography of Wilson, who advocated their protection. “ to reimagine the Colorado River without Glen Canyon Dam. A Naturalist’s Guide to Canyon Country ,” by David B.

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Canada Launches Algal Biofuels Project

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C2A has been licensed to use an ultra-efficient gas infusion technology for the transfer of CO 2 into liquids for algae feedstock and to remove oxygen that can become toxic to algae. In parallel, scientists are also working to develop technology to effectively extract the oil. Carbon2Algae (C2A).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2%

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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Geologic storage is currently focused on five types of formations:(1) depleted oil and gas reservoirs, (2) deep saline formations, (3) unmineable coal seams, (4) oil- and gas-rich organic shales, and (5) basalts. Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.) Arlington, Va.)

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