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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

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Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. billion gallons of used oil each year, of which about 10% is re-refined. The rest of the used oil is either improperly disposed of (damaging the environment) or burned as an industrial fuel.

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USDA to award $25M for R&D for next-generation biofuels

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The following projects have been selected for awards: Kansas State University, $5,078,932. Once harvested and processed, camelina oil and meal will be chemically converted to a variety of adhesives, coatings and composites. Ohio State University, $6,510,183.

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Study Questions Lifecycle Emissions Benefits of Using CO2 for Enhanced Oil Recovery as a Method for Carbon Sequestration

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Using CO 2 injection for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)—an established commercial practice that currently annually consumes some 50 million metric tons of CO 2 (the majority from natural accumulations)—has also been identified as a method of sequestering CO 2 captured from industrial sources, such as power plants. Credit: ACS, Jaramillo et al.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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Overall, the USDA and DOE projects are designed to improve special crops to be grown for biofuels—including selected trees and grasses—by increasing their yield, quality and ability to adapt to extreme environments. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Eric Beers, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. However, suppliers will be required to report on the lifecycle GHG emissions of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, and gas-oil) they supply and reduce these emissions from 2011 onward. Earlier post.).

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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University of Manitoba by Hymotion, April 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact eric_bibeau@umanitoba.ca Contact Toronto Atmospheric Fund Ontario Ministry of the Environment , Prius, Hymotion, August 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada). York University , Prius, Hymotion, November 2007 (Toronto, ON, Canada). Contact gaussiandither@.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Another three U.S.

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