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Anadarko estimates net resources of 500M to 1.5B barrels oil equivalent in Colorado Wattenberg field

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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation provided an update on its Horizontal Niobrara and Codell drilling program in the Wattenberg field (Wattenberg HZ) of northeastern Colorado. billion BOE (barrels of oil equivalent); and it’s located right in the heart of one of our existing core areas. Initial well costs: $4.0 - $5.0

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills.

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Viral Genetics Appoints John Sheehan to Advisory Board to Accelerate Biofuel Work

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Karen Newell discovered a method of increasing the amount of oil produced by algae while researching a cancer drug. Newell recently received a $750,000 grant to expand research into developing plant-based fuels. Grace & Co, and Radian Corporation. Biotech drug therapy company Viral Genetics, Inc.,

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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The Natural Gas Initiative has begun funding early stage, exploratory research, following a “seed grant” model used by Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, one of NGI’s hosting organizations. Zoback, Ritts and Schuller are in the process of building out NGI’s corporate affiliates program. —Mark Zoback.

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Start-up AEV developing battery-electric shuttle buses for China, India and US markets

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Colorado-based American Electric Vehicles (AEV)—a company co-founded by Dr. Dan Rivers, who also co-founded Li-ion battery company Compact Power Inc. Rivers said that the trends toward less expensive batteries and more expensive oil were combining to make an attractive value proposition. Prototype of the AEV e-shuttle.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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The Pacific Coast Termite grant also funded an environmentally friendly XT-2000 Orange Oil termite treatment for the greenhouse. James Grande and Dennis Wilson, co-owners of Pacific Coast Termite, were on hand to see the results of their grant and proudly participate in the ribbon cutting. Courtesy of CBS EcoMedia).

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