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National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards $10.8M to address systemic risk in offshore oil and gas operations

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Oklahoma State University. Louisiana State University. University of Houston. Louisiana State University. University of Mississippi. Florida Maxima Corporation. —Kelly Oskvig, program officer for the GRP’s Safer Offshore Energy Systems initiative. Lead Organization. Description.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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On 24 February 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie a first-of-its-kind waiver for the purpose of testing hydrous E10, E20, E30 & E85 ethanol blends in non-flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel vehicles in Louisiana. On-site blending pumps, in lieu of splash blending, are used for this test.

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7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail

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There are lots of possible reasons why organizations are reluctant to get into the nitty-gritty of what exactly happened in an AI incident or controversy, not the least being potential legal exposure, but if looked at through the lens of trustworthiness, it's in their best interest to do so.". 1) Brittleness.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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reforestation); Limiting deforestation by purchasing forested property and preserving the forests with legal and enforcement mechanisms; Setting aside croplands from agricultural production to rebuild carbon in the soil and vegetation; and. Planting trees on previously non-forested land (i.e., 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. A joint venture is a legal organization that takes the form of a short term partnership in which the persons jointly undertake a transaction for mutual profit. The SABMF(s) could be manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana for export.

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

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Another potential use of allowance value is to provide the general public a “dividend” related to the public’s having granted firms the right to make use of the waste-disposal services of the atmosphere through their emissions. nationals and legal residents. Mr. Donovan, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S.

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