greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/2/2009
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A commercial shipment of biodiesel has moved through a pipeline in the United States for the first time, according to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, a pipeline company.
guardian.co.uk - 6/29/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Scientists say between 10,000 and 13,500 square kilometres
of coastal land around New Orleans will go underwater...
due to rising sea levels and subsidence A vast swath of the coastal lands around New Orleans will be underwater by the dawn of the next ...
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Rising seas to submerge New Orleans coastline by 2100
theenergycollective.com - 7/7/2009
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theenergycollective.com —
Over the next few months, senators and other
major state political figures will be taking sides on...
the climate and clean energy bill in front of Congress. Thanks to the new landmark 13-agency report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States , we now know how those state ...
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Mississippi burning — and flooding: Haley Barbour to be ...
climateprogress.org - 7/7/2009
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climateprogress.org —
Over the next few months, senators and other
major state political figures will be taking sides on...
the climate and clean energy bill in front of Congress. Thanks to the new landmark 13-agency report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United ...
(more)
Mississippi burning — and flooding: Haley Barbour to be ...
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First Biodiesel Pipeline Starts Operations
Peak Oil News —
... that the nations first ethanol pipeline had begun service. Biodiesel moves mainly by truck, said Paul Knott, the treasurer of the North Carolina Biodiesel Association, especially in the East. There just isnt that huge infrastructure yet because the products use is relatively small relative to how much gasoline is used, Mr. Knott said. Besides the small market, another obstacle to pipeline movement is that biodiesel must avoid contact with jet fuel, which it can contaminate. NY Times "
Energy and Global Warming News for July 2nd: Dump the “Saudi Arabia of solar” meme; Environmental toll of plastics
Climate Progress —
... of Rochester’s Center for Reproductive Epidemiology, conducted studies that found an association between pregnant women’s exposure to phthalates and altered genital development in their baby boys.
Also, people with the highest exposure to BPA have an increased rate of heart disease and diabetes, according to one recent study. Animal tests studies of PBDEs have revealed the potential for damaging the developing brain and the reproductive system.
First Biodiesel Pipeline Starts Operations
A commercial shipment ...
The Daily Five: Friday, 03 July, 2009
EcoTech Daily —
... First Biodiesel Pipeline Starts Operations. A 5% biodiesel blend moved from Mississippi to Georgia, and also from Mississippi to Virginia, via the Plantation Pipe Line Company, which is owned jointly by Kinder Morgan with a 51 percent stake, and Exxon Mobil with 49 percent. What do you guys think about this? ...
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