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USDA awards Cooper Tire & Rubber and partners $6.9M for research on guayule as source for tire rubber and biofuel

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million grant to support research efforts to develop enhanced manufacturing processes, testing and utilizing of guayule natural rubber as a strategic source of raw material in tires, and evaluating the remaining biomass of the guayule plant as a source of biofuel for the transportation industry. Other current efforts. Earlier post.).

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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According to the market-analysis firm Point Carbon, if a cap-and-trade system is instituted in the United States, the demand for carbon credits could explode into a $2 to $3 trillion market. United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009. Donovan (3 March 2010).

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US Labor Sec: Elon Musk ‘not opposed’ to unionization ‘if workers were interested’

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United States Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said during a recent conversation with Tesla frontman Elon Musk, the CEO reiterated he was not opposed to unionizing the electric automaker’s workforce if employees showed interest. Finance Live. Biden finally acknowledged Tesla during a press conference in February.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. must create a strong electric car industry. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley. Economic growth requires energy.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Since MAXC, the center has built prototypes of dozens of hardware and software systems—prototypes that sometimes numbered in the thousands of units. The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976.

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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

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The program backs automotive companies that offer both green energy initiatives, such as increased fuel efficiency, and new auto industry jobs in the United States. chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, proposed an amendment to end the $25-billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program. John Thune, R-S.D.,

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