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Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

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The formation extends over southwestern North Dakota, southeastern Montana, and northwestern South Dakota. Midwest Corn, Dry Mill; Modified DGS (MDGS), Corn oil and Syrup; Natural Gas and Grid Electricity; Starch Ethanol with CCS produced in Richardton, North Dakota; Ethanol transported by rail to California.

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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

Comparison vehicle based on size and price: VW GTI S DATA: MSRP for both vehicles is $25,600 (before incentives and resale value). CRITERIA FOR SCENARIO: 20k miles/year <> 1,666 miles/month <> ~55 miles daily 5 years of ownership Average gallon of fuel cost in TX at time of writing: $3.58 gal would be $12,785.

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Study of 7 years of production data supports billion-ton biofuels feedstock estimate

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South Dakota State University was the lead institution for the more than $20-million project which began in 2007. However, energycane is well adapted and highly productive in the Deep South. —North Central Regional Sun Grant Center Director Vance Owens.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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Comparison of proposed Keystone XL route to previously proposed project segment. times the length of the current proposal (1,384 miles), with nearly identical routes in Montana and South Dakota. Source: Draft SEIS. Click to enlarge.

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US vehicle miles travelled up 3% in first 9 months of 2016 to 2.4 trillion miles

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The September 2016 report also includes seasonally-adjusted data, which is conducted by USDOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a way to even out seasonal variation in travel and enable vehicle miles travelled (VMT) comparisons with any other month in any year. The seasonally-adjusted vehicle miles traveled for September 2016 were 268.7

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

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The estimated range of potential emissions is large because there are many variables such as which reference crude is used for the comparison and which study is used for the comparison. The range of incremental GHG emissions for crude oil that would be transported by the proposed Project is estimated to be 1.3 MMTCO 2 e annually.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Observations: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 A new premium contender If a car company ever wanted to buck a trend, Hyundai has done it by introducing an all-new sedan in a SUVworld. The Ioniq 6 is a pleasure to drive and even more-so to look at because of its head-turning design.

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