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Dept. of Interior to invest nearly $50M to improve water efficiency and conservation in Western states

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The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will invest nearly $50 million to improve water efficiency and conservation in California and 11 other western states. WaterSMART is the US Department of the Interior’s sustainable water initiative. These investments have conserved enough water to meet the needs of more than 3.8

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. Lead Investigator: Edward J.

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SpaceX close to securing FAA license for Starship launch debut

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A senior SpaceX director expects the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to grant a license for the first orbital launch of its next-generation Starship rocket in the “very near future.” He adds the company still needs an FAA launch license but expects that in the "very near future."

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology. Total DOE award: $13,299,101.

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Dow Planning to Build and Operate a Pilot-Scale Algae-to-Ethanol Biorefinery with Algenol Biofuels

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to build and operate a pilot-scale algae-based integrated biorefinery that will produce ethanol, located at Dow’s Freeport, Texas site. Algenol submitted its formal request last week to obtain a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for financial support to successfully conduct the pilot. an 80% reduction from petroleum).

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. to help shape future electric vehicle services. Reclaimed water system. This project will also help us develop future capabilities of the Volt and other plug-in electric vehicles. OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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The pump drives the closed loop aquaponics system that takes nutrients from fish in a large water tank and delivers them to growing plants in the greenhouse which then filters the water and sends it back to the tank. Aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (growing plants in water) becomes aquaponics when combined.

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