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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. Natural gas 87.9 Natural gas 87.9 Natural gas 4.1

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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

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The Department of the Interior awarded an initial $560 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. West Virginia. Twelve states—including Kansas, New Mexico and Ohio—have prioritized capping wells in disadvantaged communities.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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These results indicate that coal and oil are the energy sources leading to most emissions, and that hydro, wind, and nuclear are the energy sources leading to least emissions. On the two extremes, coal and oil result in about 176 times the emissions from hydro. Natural gas. West Virginia. West Virginia.

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TransGas and SK EC team on West Virginia coal-to-gasoline project

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Ltd (SKE&C) leading to engineering, procurement and construction of its first US coal-to-gasoline plant—Adams Fork Energy—to be located in Mingo County, West Virginia. First, coal is gasified to produce synthesis gas, using Uhde PRENFLO PDQ gasifiers. Earlier post.) million liters).

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EIA: US proved oil reserves up for 5th year in a row; N Dakota proved oil reserves surpass Gulf of Mexico

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US crude oil proved reserves increased for the fifth year in a row in 2013, a net addition of 3.1 billion barrels of proved oil reserves (a 9% increase) according to US Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, 2013 , released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Combined, these two states added 21.8

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SUPERVALU unveils new natural gas powered truck fleet and fill station

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has purchased 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). distribution center and currently serves approximately 500 grocery stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. SUPERVALU INC. The fleet, which operates out of SUPERVALU’s Mechanicsville, Va.,

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USGS’ first assessment of shale gas resources in the Utica Shale: 38 trillion cubic feet

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The Utica Shale contains about 38 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas (at the mean estimate) according to the first assessment of this continuous (unconventional) natural gas accumulation by the US Geological Survey (USGS). The estimate of undiscovered oil ranges from 590 million barrels to 1.39

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