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JOGMEC confirms first offshore production of methane from methane hydrates

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Valuable data, including the dissociation behavior of methane hydrate under the sea floor, impact to the surrounding environment, and so on, will be obtained through the testing. Methane hydrate is an ice-like material in which methane molecules and water molecules combine and form under the condition of high pressure and low temperature.

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NOx emissions exceeded limits in 12 European countries in 2010

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The accompanying report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) confirms an initial assessment published earlier this year, showing 12 EU Member States exceeded limits under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive in 2010. Since 2001, Member States have been working towards meeting these ceilings. Earlier post.).

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Arm Welders is diversifying to grow | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Khanderia said the development of control systems, as distinct from mechanical production processes, requires a segregated environment. A welding powerhouse charts a course for the future Arm Products was founded in 1977 by Khanderia’s father, Atul. Little did they know this would pave the way for their future welding enterprise.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Meanwhile our long term drought, now its its third year with no end in sight, means less available water to fight the fires with. And this summer it also means we’re experiencing mandatory water rationing that restricts our landscape watering to two days a week and forces other cutbacks in water use across the board.

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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The 2 ºC maximal warming limit was cited at the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, and revisited several decades later, in 1995, by the Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Unweltveränderungen (WGBU), Germany’s national advisory council on climate change. The >2 Degree Target. Not the last two days.”.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade. Earlier post.).

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to work with both GRID Alternatives and Habitat for Humanity and even happier to be contributing to a deserving family’s better future. In Manhattan Beach I’ve been watching the four committees of the ETF present their recommendations for the city council on water, waste, building and climate change.

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