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This Startup Uses the MIT Inventor App to Teach Girls Coding

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The organization has taught more than 1,000 elementary, middle, and high school students across 38 cities in Montana and three of the state’s Native American reservations. Computer science is not a K–12 requirement in Montana,” Smith says. The group made it to the competition’s semifinals.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants. Large reactors need consistent and prolific water sources to cool themselves, something not every old coal plant can provide. Either option will be an uphill battle.

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2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L Series III Obsidian Review – Smooth Sailing

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Hurricanes are brutal forces of nature that involve whipping winds, flying debris, and extremely choppy waters. The air suspension raises and lowers the Jeep based on drive mode and speed, attempting to help with aerodynamics as well as making sure you have the proper ride height if you do any light off-roading.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The majority of the WCSB oil is considered a heavy crude oil, while Bakken crude is considered a light crude oil. Keystone XL is expected to carry predominantly either dilbit, synbit, or both, as well as synthetic crude oil and light crude oil produced from the Bakken. Nigerian light crude). Earlier post.)

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects. trafficIf about 13% of the existing light-duty vehicle stock (about 2.1 GW could be provided by the electric vehicles.

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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

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They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. The four Ideas Lab projects are: Nitroplast: A Light-Driven, Synthetic Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle ($1.89M). Artificial fertilizers are costly and are produced using vast amounts of fossil fuel.

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DOE Selects 19 Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage

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Montana State University , Bozeman, Mont. A differential absorption light detection and ranging (lidar) instrument will be built to scan across a field test area to determine possible CO 2 leakage to the atmosphere. DOE share: $2,000,000; recipient share: $500,175; duration: 24 months). Battelle Memorial Institute , Columbus, Ohio.

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