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Electric cars need a clean energy source, study suggests

A research team from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has found in China the potential for a more negative overall impact ? on pollution and health ? from electric cars than from gasoline cars. Study authors say their results point to electric ...
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Less is more: Study of tiny droplets could have big impact on industrial ...

A study led by researchers at Princeton University has yielded insights into how liquid spreads along flexible fibers, which could allow for increased efficiency in various industrial applications. The team's experiments show that the size of oil ...
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PhysOrg.com

Satellite study reveals devastating pollution impact of tar sands

Published Wed 22 Feb 2012 20:15 The first satellite study of oil sands' surface mines has found rising levels of pollution that is the equivalent of a major power plant or a medium-sized city despite them being located in the middle of Canada's ...
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US Auto Customization Industry Reviewed in New IBISWorld Market Study ...

New market research study "Auto Customization Shops in the US" worked out by IBISWorld has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. According to the study, despite the fact that the industry suffered as a result of the recession, ...
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Toxic aldehydes detected in reheated oil

"It was known that at frying temperature, oil releases aldehydes that pollute the atmosphere and can be inhaled, so we decided to research into whether these remain in the oil after they are heated, and they do" María Dolores Guillén, a lecturer in the ...
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Eureka! Science News

AGU: Oil sands pollution comparable to a large power plant

WASHINGTON ? It takes a lot of energy to extract heavy, viscous and valuable bitumen from Canada's oil sands and refine it into crude oil. Companies mine some of the sands with multi-story excavators, separate out the bitumen, and process it further to ...
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Magnum Hunter Resources and ATP Oil & Gas Benefit From Uptick in Crude Prices

Five Star Equities examines investing opportunities in the Oil & Gas Operations Industry and provides equity research on Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE:MHR) and ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ:ATPG) . Access to the full company reports can ...
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Nonprofit to study Pa. gas drilling, public health

A Chief Oil and Gas, LLC natural gas rig is seen in Mifflin Township, Pa. (Photo: Bloomberg News) PITTSBURGH ? A nonprofit group has opened an office in western Pennsylvania to help the public with health concerns over Marcellus Shale gas drilling ...
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FuelFix (blog)

Study: Dirty air in Erie linked to gas drilling

By John Aguilar Camera Staff Writer ERIE -- A study showing that Erie exceeds Houston and Los Angeles in the levels of certain air pollutants commonly connected to oil and gas activity became a point of concern for several trustees Tuesday night during ...
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Study Reveals Understanding Surface Defects is Important to Design Better Fuel ...

By Cameron Chai Researchers seeking to enhance fuel-cell catalysts made of nanoparticles have discovered that the catalytic activity of nanoparticles can be correlated with the type and count of their surface facets. When Amplex Red connects with a ...
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Azom.com

Sino-Swedish biomass fuel research project fruitful

21 (Xinhua) -- A bilateral cooperative project on the study of biomass fuel sponsored by the Chinese and Swedish governments has made initial progress and is expected to enter the experimental phase, according to experts speaking at a workshop held in ...
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Nonprofit to study Pa. gas drilling, public health

Other medical and research experts are consultants. The onsite nurse will make house calls in Washington County, but phone calls or emails from other parts of the state are welcome, Rippel said. The nurse will provide referrals, help clients navigate ...
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High gas prices: How big a problem for Obama?

On Tuesday, the national average price of gasoline was $3.57 a gallon, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. That's up 6 cents from a week ago and 19 cents from a month ago. Also on Tuesday, the price of oil in the United States rose by about ...
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Christian Science Monitor

Obama nixed pipeline for political, not environmental, reasons

This oil was offered to the United States three years ago. This would require a 1700-mile pipeline to refineries in Texas and elsewhere. Extensive research has been done on the environmental impact of the pipeline, and the final study indicated no ...
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Companies Could Save Tons with Electric Vehicles, MIT Study Finds

If companies switched out gasoline-burning vehicles with new electric vehicles for their urban delivery fleets, a new MIT study has found that they could save some serious dineros. "New MIT research suggests that electric delivery trucks, like this one ...
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Fructose may not be one of the culprits in the obesity epidemic that it's been ...

The internal combustion engine, driven by improvements in fuel efficiency and performance, will continue to dominate vehicle sales while the electric car sales will sputter for more than a decade, according... Can't afford to slap down several million ...
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EPA Approves Study on E15 Health Effects

The agency issued its approval after reviewing emissions testing performed by the Southwest Research Institute and an analysis submitted by industry groups Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association that showed previously approved health effects ...
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University of Georgia scientists receive $1.3 million grant to study effects ...

Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye and UGA colleagues Patricia ...
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Coal bigger threat to climate change than oilsands: study

By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist February 21, 2012 3:07 AM Surprising figures from a study by renowned climate scientist Andrew Weaver show that burning all the oil from the Alberta oilsands would have a relatively minor effect on global warming and ...
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Impact of burning oilsands tiny: study

Weaver, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Climate Modelling and Analysis at the University of Victoria, was a lead author with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is one of the world's leading authorities on global warming and one ...
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