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Nebraska Governor approves revised Keystone XL pipeline route through state

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Nebraska Gov. The governor sent a letter to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, notifying them of the accepted Nebraska route. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s evaluation of the 194.5-mile Construction and operation of the pipeline would have minimal environmental impacts in Nebraska.

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UC Davis ITS researchers take a detailed look at water consumption and withdrawal requirements for ethanol

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Water consumption intensity of ethanol from corn grain and crop residue and the avoided/displaced water use credits assigned to coproducts: DGS and electricity. to 335 L/vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) for Iowa and from 59 to 214 L/VKT for Nebraska. Credit ACS, Mishra and Yeh. Click to enlarge. —Mishra and Yeh.

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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Engineering-Scale Testing of Transformational Non-Aqueous Solvent-Based CO 2 Capture Process at Technology Centre Mongstad RTI International will advance its non-aqueous (water lean) solvent-based CO 2 capture technology and tests will be performed using the existing large-scale pilot infrastructure at the Technology Centre Mongstad in Norway.

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

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The R1T, Rivian’s all-electric truck, is built to tackle whatever you call a road with the ability to drive through 3+ feet of water, rock crawl a 100% grade, and tow up to 11,000 lbs. These “Electric Adventure Vehicles” are designed to take the road less traveled in style and comfort.

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

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pending application proposes a new route through Nebraska.

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DOE awards $97M to 33 bioenergy research and development projects

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Development of High Value Bioproducts and Enhancement of Direct-Air-Capture Efficiency with a Marine Algae Biofuel Production System. Topic 4: Bio-Restore: Biomass to Restore Natural Resources. EXCHANGE: Expanding the Conversion of Habitat in the Northern Great Plains Ecosystem. Mississippi State University.

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MSU-led regional team awarded $6M NSF grant to research biofuel, carbon capture technologies

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The main project goal is to develop a framework for evaluating proposals to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations while maintaining food security, water quality, biodiversity and other benefits, Stoy said. The Upper Missouri River Basin refers to the Missouri River and all its tributaries upstream of Sioux City, Iowa.

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