Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

Researchers at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem warn that if atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches double pre-industrial levels, coral reefs can be expected to not just stop growing, but also to begin dissolving. Coral reefs may be the canary in the coal mine.” —Ken

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CO2 Industrial Industry Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

This partnership expands use of GM’s 8L long-block engine, originally intended for industrial and marine markets, to new on-highway applications of up to 33,000 lb GVW (gross vehicle weight). The process uses synthesis gas produced from natural gas (NG), coal or petroleum coke. primarily produce bio-propane. infrastructures (e.g.,

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USA Engine Alternative Fuels Gasoline 239

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JULY 24, 2009

Mark Gordon of Iowa State University also helped with theory. Direct sources of gaseous HCl include garbage burning, incineration of municipal and medical wastes, burning of biomass, agricultural products and coal, and industrial processes, e.g., semiconductor and petroleum manufacturing.

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Ozone Pollution 2009 Coal 150

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JUNE 17, 2009

Jerry Melillo, Director of the Ecosystems Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass, a lead author of the report. The emissions responsible for human-induced warming come primarily from the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) with additional contributions from the clearing of forests and agricultural activities.

Climate Change 150

Climate Change Climate Global United States 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Some offset projects may provide further benefits, such as: (a) the promotion of sustainable development; (b) improvements in air or water quality; (c) the creation of new domestic and international economic opportunities; and (d) the incentivization of innovation as parties seek new methods of generating offsets. Transaction Costs.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In a hangar at the University of Edinburgh, a triangular steel contraption sits beside a giant tank of water. Inside the tank, a technician in a yellow dinghy adjusts equipment so that the triangled structure can be hoisted into the water to see how it deals with simulated waves and currents. s next frontier.

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Wind Global Water Oil 128

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. The fact is, about half the world’s electricity comes from coal.

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Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

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APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Reduced Output.

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Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244