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New analysis find West Antarctic warming more than expected

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The study is published in the journal Nature Geoscience. This study reveals warming trends during the summer months of the Southern Hemisphere (December through February), notes co-author David Bromwich, professor of geography at Ohio State University and senior research scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center.

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Researchers report on potential long-range atmospheric emissions impacts of increased ethanol fuel use in North America

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Labels at left are months (e.g., DJF = December, January, February). Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Tessum (2012) Natural and Anthropogenic Ethanol Sources in North America and Potential Atmospheric Impacts of Ethanol Fuel Use. Credit: ACS, Millet et al. Click to enlarge.

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Identification of small molecule surrogate for cellulose provides insight into fundamental chemistry of pyrolysis; optimization of next-generation biorefineries

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The discovery—reported in an open access paper in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science and highlighted in Nature Chemistry —will help address the lack of detailed understanding of the fundamental chemistry of pyrolysis, which is a roadblock to commercialization. cyclodextrin—in high-temperature pyrolysis processes.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Auerbach’s calculations project that “ In order to meet the administration’s renewable energy goals, $217 billion will be required by 2012. In a recent survey conducted by New Energy Finance which reached 106 institutional investors with $1 trillion under management, “ 75% of the them expect to increase their renewable investments by 2012 ”.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Perhaps you should have checked that before posting. as stated. I suspect that the correct plug will be of a twist-lock design as is typical of many higher voltage and amperage plugs used in commercial service and for industrial equipment. 5 Clayton B. About Gas 2.0 on It’s On! is a Green Options Media Production.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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But in recent months new players, including the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Daimler AG and battery maker Electrovaya , have come onto the scene as well — making China look more and more likely to give electric cars a strong push into the mass market. Nissan announced plans in November to start selling electric cars in the country by 2012.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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It also is standard on 2011-12 S60 sedans and 2012 model S80 sedans and XC70 wagons. Given the comparatively fast lifecycle for consumer electronics equipment (about 18 months) this means that consumer electronics related equipment embedded in a vehicle (phone, radio, media interface, navigation, etc.)

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