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JULY 11, 2023

Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). Decarbonizing the economy will take time and require many different types of solutions for different sectors.

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Diesel Commercial Emissions District of Columbia 284

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AUGUST 13, 2021

In 2020, CF Industries announced an evolution of its strategy to focus on supporting and accelerating the world’s transition to a clean energy economy, with a focus on decarbonizing its ammonia production network.

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Industrial Industry Louisiana North America 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016. HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

Louisiana 246

Louisiana Production Fuel Economy Europe 246

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 23, 2021

A recent post in a Louisiana Tesla owner Facebook group (h/t to Johnna Crider, who shared this and didn’t want to write it up today) reveals something Tesla could do to give Model S sales a serious boost. If they could modify the suspension just a bit to give the vehicle a 6,000+ pound GVWR, […].

Louisiana 108

Louisiana Sale Tesla Vehicles 108

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) offered a conditional commitment to guarantee loans of up to $2 billion to Lake Charles Methanol, LLC to construct the world’s first methanol production facility to employ carbon capture technology in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The captured carbon would be utilized for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Texas.

Energy 150

Energy Louisiana Texas Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2015

With the matching commitments by state and private entities, the BIP is investing a total of $210 million to strengthen the rural economy.

South Dakota 150

South Dakota West Virginia Renewable North Dakota 150

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AUGUST 22, 2013

A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. Earlier post.).

Illinois 300

Illinois MPH South Dakota West Virginia 300

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico affects nationally important commercial and recreational fisheries and threatens the region’s economy. The confirmed size of the 2014 Gulf hypoxic zone will be released in late July or early August, following a mid­-July monitoring survey led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.

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Mexico Louisiana Maryland Mississippi 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

West Virginia 305

West Virginia Wyoming Coal North Dakota 305

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Micromobility (defined as shared bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters) could deliver substantial benefits to consumers and businesses around the world, including efficient and cost-effective travel, reduced traffic congestion, decreased emissions and a boost to the local economy.

New York City 262

New York City New York Vehicles Los Angeles 262

Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

New York Auto Show Louisiana Three-wheel Fuel Economy Startups Elio Motors' CEO Paul Elio, speaking at last week''s New York Auto Show, said it has taken more than 41,000 deposits from eager potential buyers. But he also said the company''s best.

Three Wheeled 60

Three Wheeled New York Louisiana Fuel Economy 60

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2014

We continue to work with our customers to anticipate long-term demand, which will be met by a new high-volume manufacturing plant we will build in Geismar, Louisiana. Manufacturing locations in both the US and Asia will provide automotive customers with improved supply chain reliability and security.

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Production Fuel Economy Asia Louisiana 246

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2013

and related entities were filed in US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. This portion of the criminal recovery will also be directed to significant barrier island restoration and/or river diversion off the coast of Louisiana to further benefit and improve coastal wetlands affected by the oil spill.

Louisiana 218

Louisiana Oil Water Mexico 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

VVC has said that its V Car’s fuel economy would be among the best of all four-passenger gasoline-powered vehicles sold in the US today. million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The first loan application was for $79.9 The second was for $241.2

San Diego 186

San Diego Louisiana Vehicles Tax Credit 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. Assembling Successful Structures: Lignin Beads for Sustainability of Food, Energy, and Water Systems This partnership between Louisiana and Kentucky researchers seeks to produce advanced materials from lignin, a class of organic polymers found abundantly in plants and particularly in wood.

Water 150

Water Puerto Rico West Virginia Energy 150

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana. ConocoPhillips suspended the project in fall 2008 due to the deteriorating economy and a loss of federal tax credits. Tyson is continuing ahead with a second renewable diesel venture with Syntroleum in Louisiana. In 2007, ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods Inc. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

Renewable 199

Renewable International Diesel Louisiana 199

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MAY 29, 2015

Secretary Vilsack has recognized the bio-based economy as one of the four pillars of rural economic growth, in addition to production agriculture, local and regional food systems, and conservation and natural resources. The announcement is USDA’s latest effort to increase renewable fuel use in the United States.

Renewable 150

Renewable Fuel North Carolina United States 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Under the test program, the first of its kind in the US, Renergie will use variable blending pumps, not splash blending, to precisely dispense hydrous ethanol blends of E10, E20, E30, and E85 to test blend optimization with respect to fuel economy, engine emissions, and vehicle drivability. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

EPA 150

EPA Louisiana Gasoline Brazil 150

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AUGUST 28, 2010

and scientists and engineers at Columbia University, Iowa State University (ISU) and the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to support work on production and testing of bio-dispersants that can replace the chemical dispersants currently used for oil spill management.

Universal 170

Universal Oil Grant Iowa 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create, Measure, and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets, by Zack Willey and Bill Chameides, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, 2007. How Credit Derivatives Brought the US Economy to the Brink of a Second Great Depression , by Brian J. REFERENCES.

Carbon 255

Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions 255

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JUNE 21, 2016

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michigan Tech Rail Transportation Program; Michigan Technological U.; Missouri U. Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.;

Manufacturer 150

Manufacturer Los Angeles Oregon Connecticut 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. a first-of-its-kind waiver for the purpose of testing hydrous E10, E20, E30 & E85 ethanol blends in non-flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel vehicles in the State of Louisiana. Earlier GCC post.]

Transportation 317

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

In an “economy-wide” cap-and-trade emissions program, energy sector emissions would likely be capped. Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create, Measure, and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets , by Zack Willey and Bill Chameides, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, 2007.

Climate Change 218

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

ConocoPhillips will demonstrate new advancements that improve conversion efficiency and economies of scale for carbon capture systems at a petcoke-based 683-megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant adjacent to its existing refinery in Sweeny, Texas. DOE Share: $540,000).

Carbon 210

Carbon Industrial Industry Coal 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). Total DOE award: $14,999,927.

Alternative Fuels 236

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

million net acres across many of the continent’s most prolific and lowest-cost resource plays, stretching from northeast British Columbia to Texas and Louisiana. Encana has one of the largest natural gas portfolios in North America—a land position of 12.7 The company’s externally evaluated proved reserves are estimated at 12.8

Gas 199

Gas Louisiana Production North America 199

Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

Three sources who spoke to the Times on condition of anonymity said the Biden administration is pausing approval for the controversial Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) LNG export terminal in Louisiana so that its impact on climate change, the economy, and national security can be considered.

Gas 52

Gas Louisiana Climate Change Solar 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Although conference leaders soon found a workaround and suspended only the agenda point in question, the proposed amendment split the normally unified G77 + China bloc of developing countries, with least developed countries supporting the amendment and emerging economies firmly against it. Madame President, this is not an ego trip for me.

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Climate Change Tuvalu Climate BBC 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). So we will be moving forward with one national standard very soon.

Fuel Economy 170

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Renergie was formed for the initial purpose of raising capital to develop, construct, own and operate a decentralized network of ten modular-designed small advanced biofuel manufacturing facilities (SABMFs) in the parishes of the State of Louisiana which were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ]. Donovan, CEO of Renergie, Inc.

Climate Change 244

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions 244

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)

Gas 244

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate 244