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MCW Energy Group: successful initial testing of extraction of up to 99.9% of hydrocarbon content from oil sands tailings pond samples

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These toxic deposits are stored indefinitely in open lakes that currently cover an area 50% larger than the entire city of Vancouver, BC. The bitumen content of tailings ponds is usually up to three times the average hydrocarbon content of oil sands feedstock.

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BYD opens shop in the Caribbean with 10 new markets planned by the end of 2024

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BYD opened its first store in the Caribbean as its global expansion heats up. BYD Dolphin Mini (Seagull) launch in Brazil (Source: BYD) BYD takes on the Caribbean as first shop opens up Although BYD has been selling EVs in the Caribbean for several years now, the automaker is now opening its first store in the region.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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May, 2007 : An international team of researchers concluded that the ability of the Southern Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide had slowed by about 15% per decade since 1981 ( earlier post ), and projected that at the present rate of deterioration, it will have lost two-thirds of its ability to store carbon by 2050.

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