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Greyrock, NREL study determines reduction in GHG and criteria pollutant emissions from using synthetic fuels produced from flare gas

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A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. billion liters (18.8

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VW, Audi conform to $85 million diesel agreement in idea with Texas

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“If a company thinks they will avoid accountability when they violate Texas laws, endanger Texans, and pollute our environment, they’re dead wrong. In 2022, Ohio settled with VW for $3.5 Volkswagen and Audi are finding that out the hard way, and now they are paying the price,” Paxton stated in a commentary.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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Study estimates cost of US preterm births attributable to PM2.5 in 2010 at $4.33B

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air pollution. with peak numbers in the Ohio River Valley. Environ Health Perspect ; doi: 10.1289/ehp.1510810. A study by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center estimates that 3.32% of pre-term births (PTBs, birth at 2.5 Attributable PTBs cost were estimated at $4.33 Trasande L, Malecha P, Attina TM. 1510810.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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TITLE ‘Professor of civil engineering, agronomy, and electrical and computer engineering MEMBER GRADE Fellow ALMA MATERS University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Ohio State University, Columbus But her engineering path eventually led her back to agriculture. in systems engineering at Ohio State University , in Columbus.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

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EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. EVs Improve Public Health Transportation emissions are the leading source of air pollution in the U.S. In addition, electricity in the U.S.

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DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

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By substantially increasing the pressure and temperature of the steam used to produce power, advanced ultrasupercritical (AUSC) coal-fired power plants improve generation efficiency, use less coal and release less carbon pollution. Ohio State University. Texas Engineering Experiment Station. DOE Share: $300,000). DOE Share: $300,000).

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