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Researchers to evaluate Oregon’s Ecodriving program

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A new Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) research project, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation, will evaluate the effectiveness of a program to promote “ecodriving,” or fuel-efficient driving. What are the factors that predict whether the program is effective or not?

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. More than 2.2

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Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

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This new global emission estimate is startling. Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment. Linda Ashkenas of Oregon State University; Lee Cooper of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Md.;

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Pike Research forecasts global geothermal power capacity could more than double by 2020; US to lead world in geothermal power capacity through 2020

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Escalating investment in geothermal power could result in a 134% increase in global geothermal capacity between 2010 and 2020, from 10.7 Currently, the United States is the global geothermal leader with 3.1 Geothermal remains an underutilized resource, representing only a small fraction of the global renewable energy portfolio today.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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The outlet then runs down a list of scary sounding statistics that were included in the paper and made to seem utterly massive due to the fact that they are global estimates. The report is even entitled “ Car harm: A Global Review of Automobility's Harm to People and the Environment.” “That was the impetus for this paper.”

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Ocean Power Technologies begins ocean trials of 150 kW PowerBuoy

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This device was successfully deployed at sea on 15 April 2011 by a team including Scotland-based Global Maritime Scotland Ltd, Port Services (Invergordon) Ltd and OPT, with the support of the Cromarty Firth Port Authority.

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Alaska Airlines launching 75 flights powered by 20% biofuel blend in the US; SkyNRG the fuel supplier

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and Portland, Oregon. In the US and around the world, the industry is doing all it can to support sustainable biofuel development and maintain aviation’s role in global economic growth. —Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President of Environment and Aviation Policy Billy Glover. Two flights will leave Seattle on 9 Nov.

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