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JV greenlights commercial small-scale GTL plant in Oklahoma using Velocys technology; commercial reference site

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The project is being funded by a joint venture (JV) between Waste Management, NRG Energy (NRG), Ventech Engineers International (Ventech) and Velocys, formed to develop a series of GTL plants in the United States and other select geographies. Earlier post.).

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Study Presents Evidence for Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus

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The “cultural cognition of risk” refers to the tendency of individuals to form risk perceptions that are congenial to their values. All of these are matters on which the National Academy of Sciences has issued expert consensus report.

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NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

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Δσ refers only to the radial stress in the exterior region. Waste water disposal from oil and gas production, including shale gas recovery, typically involves injection at relatively low pressures into large porous aquifers that are specifically targeted to accommodate large volumes of fluid. 0 and Δσ ?

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. Oklahoma, will recommend building codes to accommodate alternative. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. The Pennsylvania Partnership for Promoting Natural Gas Vehicles project. Gas Technology. INCOG Tulsa Area.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Smart grid refers to a number of technologies aimed at gathering more data on the flow of electricity through the transmission grid. By the way Boones plan covers: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. at the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

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