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Something Stinks: California Must End Manure Biomethane Accounting Gimmicks in its Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Union of Concerned Scientists

Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i].

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Three sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

A Greener Life

of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes. One year later , it scheduled more than 200 trial flights between Paris and Amsterdam using biofuel made from used cooking oil.

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Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth

Physics World

Weighing just 260 kg each, they will fly in very-low-Earth orbit at heights of roughly 550 km, which means that atmospheric drag will pull them down within a few years so they don’t end up as yet more space junk. Of course, there is an environmental cost to space, with most launches relying on fossil fuels.

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An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. But these technologies are no substitute for sharp cuts in fossil fuels if we keep the goals of the Paris climate agreement within reach.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Changes from the early 19 th century that led to the Industrial Revolution were based, in part, on the advanced in engineering that was fueled by advances in physics. Finally, physics can be used to calculate the amount of energy produced by the processing and burning of biofuel just as it has for fossil fuels.

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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

Circle of Blue

The law provides $140 billion in tax incentives, direct loans, and grants to replace fossil fuels with cleaner renewable energy that lowers emissions of carbon dioxide. million square-foot refinery to turn corn into low-carbon jet fuel. million gallons of jet fuel per year from wood chips.