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BP Pledges $500M for Independent Research into Impact of Deepwater Horizon Spill on Marine Environment

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BP pledged up to $500 million to an open research program studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline environment of the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: Brief. On 21 May, Rep. While BP has committed to donating these funds today, Halliburton and Transocean have yet to do so.

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Shouldn’t We ALL Be Going to PowerShift 2009?

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I know I should be in Washington DC in two weeks to help take over the capitol on behalf of green jobs, clean energy and ending our carbon-based economy. I know I should be there with the 10,000 young people who are gathering in Washington to hold our elected officials’ feet to the accountability fire.

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ATA/DESC Announce Strategic Alliance for Alternative Aviation Fuels

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The US Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Energy Support Center and Air Transport Association of America, Inc., signed a strategic alliance agreement today in Washington, DC, recognizing a partnership for the development and deployment of alternative aviation fuels. in Washington, DC. —DESC Commander Rear Adm. Kurt Kunkel.

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West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd: Coal Must Embrace The Future

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” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd. Tags: Brief. —Jack Rosebro.

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Neil Young - Rockin’ The EV World in “JOHNNY MAGIC” Straight from his LincVolt

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Legendary singer-songwriter and electric car advocate, Neil Young is out with his latest song and it could easily become the first anthem for the rapidly blowing-up EV movement in America. The Motor-Head Messiah went to Washington. In Washington. She was born to run on a Proud Highway. Johnny Magic, Johnny Magic.

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Sustainable Oils Produces Camelina-based HRJ Fuel for All-Engine 50-50 Blend USAF Trial

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Terry Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics. The company also has several field trials in Washington State. The company’s camelina breeding program began in 2005 and has steadily expanded to include more than 140 trials across North America from 2005-2009.

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Perspective: Ending Oils Monopolya Blueprint for Mobility Choice

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1 ] Our dependence on oil also means that America must support military engagements in regions, such as the Persian Gulf, to defend energy sources, such as pipelines and sea lanes. As a result, America continues to be entangled with unfriendly or shaky regimes, which compromises the safety of our troops and our foreign policy objectives.

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