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APRIL 4, 2010

Available data indicate that herbaceous and woody plants can improve soil characteristics, reduce soil water and wind erosion, filter pollutants in runoff, sequester soil organic carbon, reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases, and improve wildlife habitat and diversity. Agron J 102:403-419 doi: 10.2134/agronj2009.0333.

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APRIL 8, 2009

The foreground bar height indicates the EWe of each state, with the portion of ground and surface water indicated by color. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have estimated state-level field-to-pump water requirements of corn ethanol production across the US. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. Chiu et al.

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MARCH 30, 2011

The rest of the used oil is either improperly disposed of (damaging the environment) or burned as an industrial fuel. The company then transports that oil to its re-refinery in Wichita, Kansas, where it undergoes hydrotreating to remove all of the water, fuel and solvents as well as metals, asphalt flux and other heavy contaminants.

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JANUARY 8, 2010

for an Advanced Nanocomposites in Renewable Energy Laboratory for designing, prototyping and testing large structural hybrid composite and nanocomposite components for the deep water offshore wind energy industry; $12.3 million to the University of Kansas Center for Research (Lawrence, Kan.) (Fort Lauderdale-Davis, Fla.)

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Grant Kentucky Manufacturer Universal 225

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

This is especially the case for those draining nitrogen-enriched urbanized and agricultural watersheds, highlighting the importance of managing nitrogen before it reaches open water. Human activities, including fossil fuel combustion and intensive agriculture, have increased the availability of nitrogen in the environment.

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New Hampshire Global Climate Change Ozone 199

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MAY 14, 2010

This research will develop a computational fluid dynamics model to perform simulations describing the heterogeneous gas-solid absorption/regeneration and water-gas-shift reactions for a regenerative magnesium oxide-based process that removes carbon dioxide and enhances production of hydrogen in coal gasification processes.

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Coal Universal West Virginia Kansas City 210

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JANUARY 13, 2014

liter EcoBoost also features all-new engine logic that adjusts operating parameters on the fly to provide the best efficiency and performance for the environment and workload. All-new aluminum cylinder heads feature water-cooled integrated exhaust manifolds. and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo.

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F-150 Ford Engine Fuel Economy 329