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Adriana Trujillo

AT&T Reaches Halfway Mark in Alternative Fuel Vehicles Goal · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    AT&T says it has reached the halfway mark of its commitment to invest up to $565 million to deploy about 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles over the course of a 10-year period through 2018.
Adriana Trujillo

Renewable Diesel Acceptable Drop-In Fuel for Ships, Study Finds · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Renewable diesel fuel blend made from sugar did not impact ship engine performance or operation, according to a study by the Maritime Administration.
Adriana Trujillo

Ikea Plugs-In More Onsite Power in Emeryville, CA Store as its Fuel Cell System Expands Company's Renewable Portfolio - Press Releases on CSRwire.com - 0 views

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    IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it officially has 'flipped-the-switch' on a fuel cell system installed at its retail location in Emeryville, CA - one of two San Francisco-area stores for the Swedish company. Consistent with the IKEA focus on emerging energy technologies, this project represents the first IKEA endeavor globally to convert biogas into electricity through a clean electro-chemical process
Adriana Trujillo

Derive's Technology Saves Fleets 30% in Fuel Costs · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management News - 1 views

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    Derive Systems, an automotive fleet engine software developer, announced today its partnership with Clean Fuels Ohio as part of the Midwest DRIVES Initiative.
Adriana Trujillo

In Shift, Exxon Mobil to Report on Risks to Its Fossil Fuel Assets - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    ExxonMobil is to become the first fossil-fuel giant to report on threats to its oil and gas assets due to possible future regulation of carbon emissions. The move won plaudits from clean-energy campaigners, who say fossil fuels will become economically unviable as governments tackle carbon emissions. "That the largest American oil and gas company is the first to come to the table on this issue says a lot about the direction that energy markets are taking," says Danielle Fugere, president of As You Sow
Adriana Trujillo

Neste Oil Produces Fuel from Recycled Lubricants · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Neste Oil has produced its first batch of traffic fuel from recycled lubricants, the petroleum products and biofuel company says.
Adriana Trujillo

Jet fuel turned green? - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Many of the world's biggest airlines are experimenting with bio-derived jet fuels in a bid to reduce their costs and emissions. "Aviation will double in size worldwide in the next two decades, and if we're not able to provide a sustainable means to fly, we will create a ceiling for growth in the industry," says Ignaas Caryn, director of innovation at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Adriana Trujillo

» Annual Fuel Cell Car and Bus Sales Are Expected to Exceed 228,000 by 2024 Navigant Research - 0 views

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    Global sales for fuel cell vehicles are projected to exceed 228,000 annually by 2024, according to a Navigant Research report
Del Birmingham

UK renewable energy capacity surpasses fossil fuels for first time | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views

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    The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, in a milestone that experts said would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Del Birmingham

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's sale of interests in global fossil fuel companies leads the way in green thinking - Donohoe & D'Arcy - 1 views

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    Ireland Completes divestment worth €68m from 38 companies involved in oil, gas and other fossil fuels
Adriana Trujillo

UPS Drives 1 Billion Miles on Alt Fuel, Beats Goal 1 Year Early · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management News - 0 views

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    UPS achieved its clean energy goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, according to the company's most recent sustainability report.
Del Birmingham

Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world's first decarbonised society | The Independent - 1 views

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    Costa Rica's new president has announced a plan to ban fossil fuels and become the first fully decarbonised country in the world.
Del Birmingham

Deforestation Facts - What is Deforestation? | NRDC - 0 views

  • Yet, in the southeastern U.S., the massive fuel needs of these energy companies could double logging rates and increase carbon emissions significantly –- contributing to climate change at a time when we need to be rapidly cutting our carbon pollution
  • Burning whole trees is worse than burning coal
  • Our southern forests are exported to produce electricity overseas
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  • U.S. utilities are also beginning to generate electricity from wood
  • Alternatives to burning trees are available
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    Using forests to fuel power plants in Southeast US and Europe
Del Birmingham

Old tires find new life as cleaner alternative to diesel - 0 views

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    One is an eyesore and a health hazard, the other one is plain dirty. So what do you get when you combine processed scrap tires with diesel fuel? In what might be a case of two wrongs making a right, Australian startup Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) has shown that it is possible to get a cleaner blend of fuel by combining oil derived from old tires with diesel.
Adriana Trujillo

A Recommended Methodology for Estimating and Reporting the Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fossil Fuel Reserves | World Resources Institute - 1 views

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    The World Resources Institute released a recommended methodology for measuring and disclosing the potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves held by coal, oil, and gas companies.
Adriana Trujillo

Industrialised Nations Must Lead an Exit Strategy for Fossil Fuels - 0 views

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    Energy efficiency and renewables are indispensable weapons in the fight against climate change, but the real challenge is keeping fossil fuel reserves in the ground. 
Adriana Trujillo

Disney, Microsoft, PepsiCo lead business charge on biogas | GreenBiz - 1 views

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    Elsewhere, a number of high-profile companies, including Apple, Disney, Microsoft and PepsiCo, are experimenting with small renewable energy projects fueled by biogas generated through organic waste. General Electric is another vocal advocate - mainly because it provides a line of industrial generators and combined heat and power systems that can operate using this fuel source.   
Adriana Trujillo

Researchers point to infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment - 0 views

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    Most people know that properly inflated tires can improve a vehicle's fuel efficiency, but did you know that properly maintained roadways can improve fuel efficiency across an entire pavement network?
Adriana Trujillo

NASA, German Aerospace Center Test Alternative Jet Fuels · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the International Forum of Aviation Research are planning their first joint research flights to investigate alternative fuels for aviation.
Brett Rohring

GM boosts 2014 Malibu fuel efficiency at low cost | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

  • For just a $160 price increase, GM is boosting the fuel economy of its 2014 midsize car, the Chevy Malibu, by 12 percent.
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