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US State Department to issue Final EIS on Keystone XL pipeline in August; additional meetings in affected states

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Following the issuance of a Final EIS, the next step is a 90-day review period where interested federal agencies, such as the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, will provide their views on whether issuance of a Presidential Permit would be in the national interest.

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UC Davis ITS researchers take a detailed look at water consumption and withdrawal requirements for ethanol

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Our water accounting system also considers different types of uses (consumptive, nonconsumptive, and withdrawal) and accounts for application losses, conveyance losses, water use of direct energy inputs throughout the life cycle, and coproduct credits. —Mishra and Yeh. Comparison with fossil fuels. and from 0.29 L/VKT, respectively.

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DOE Selects 15 Projects Aimed at Secure CO2 Underground Storage

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The US Department of Energy has selected 15 projects to develop technologies aimed at safely and economically storing carbon dioxide in geologic formations. University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. Analyses will be completed for the Arbuckle saline carbonate formation in Kansas, and confirmed by a well. Funded with $21.3

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