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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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The results are indicative of the extent to which policy measures could be undertaken in order to mitigate the impact of specific emissions from different sectors—in particular black carbon emissions from road transportation and sulfur dioxide emissions from power generation. —Caiazzo et al. Fabio Caiazzo, Akshay Ashok, Ian A.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations. EFRCs funded subject to FY 2010 to FT 2013 appropriations include: Lead Institution. Establish the scientific foundations for the geological storage of carbon dioxide. The additional $277 million being awarded comes from funding made available through the Recovery Act.

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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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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?" Kwong said Toyota is concerned PHEVs might just replace gas problems with more coal emissions, since the cars will require more electricity from utilities. No announced plans.

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