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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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Following an outside peer-review process, the Commission will publish a final report, and engage local, state, and national officials, key stakeholder groups and the public to act on the recommendations. Chair: Robert Horton, ‎Vice President, Environmental Affairs, DFW International Airport. Non-road (e.g.,

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Early results from Univ. of Texas hydraulic fracturing study show no direct link to groundwater contamination; contamination problems appear related to other aspects of drilling ops

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The Energy Institute team includes experts from the university’s Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, Bureau of Economic Geology, Lyndon B. Representatives of the Environmental Defense Fund will review and comment on any recommendations included in the final report prior to its publication.

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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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The feasibility study is expected to determine the most likely pipeline route, the estimated costs of constructing such a pipeline, and review regulatory, legal and permitting requirements. Denbury’s preliminary internal estimates suggest this would be a 500 to 700 mile pipeline system with a preliminary cost estimate of approximately $1.0

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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Toward the end, though, the speech took a curious and hopeful turn, as Nixon rhapsodized about the unifying potential of international cooperation in space exploration. NASA geologist Paul Lowman , who reviewed the original, unsolicited proposal for the MSS, had no faith that the technology would work.

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