Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

American Sands Energy Corp., an oil sands exploration and development company operating in the state of Utah, announced the successful operation of its oil sand recovery pilot facility. This is a key differentiator between us and more traditional oil sand companies.

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Oil-Sands Utah Oil Energy 306

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah.

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Oil-Sands Utah Water Oil 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2011

Separation of bitumen from a Canadian oil sand sample using an ionic liquid. A team of researchers at Penn State has developed a new, more environmentally friendly method of separating bitumen from oil sands utilizing ionic liquids (IL). Oil sands represent approximately two-thirds of the world’s estimated oil reserves.

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Oil-Sands Oil Saudi Arabia Water 257

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Here’s the basic recipe: Blend cement with larger amounts of sand and other aggregates. Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. A popular analogy in the industry is that cement is the egg in the concrete cake. Let sit as it cures into a rock-solid mass.

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Portland Carbon Coal Emissions 145