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  1. MP


    Terpenes are hydrocarbons synthesized by plants. The 'pine smell' is something called α-pinene. There are a dozen others, mostly that contribute aroma or flavor...
      

  2. MP


    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20380-0 Low temperature conversion of CO2 to graphite. Article implies lower cost production of Li-ion battery electrodes. Graphite is a stable form of carbon, which could be...

  3. turbguy


    A place for waste! (NIMBY)! https://www.powermag.com/nrc-backs-storing-nuclear-waste-in-texas/?itm_source=parsely-api

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  4. Marina Schwarz


    Paying consumers to increase their consumption can reduce the cost of integrating wind and solar electricity production into the grid Very interesting experiment. Finding ways...
      

  5. cv


    German Greens Want to Persuade Voters to Power Economy With Debt   https://finance.yahoo.com/news/german-greens-want-persuade-voters-040000852.html  
      

  6. ronwagn


    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/how-to-predict-the-future/588040/ The Peculiar Blindness of Experts Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible. DAVID EPSTEIN JUNE 2019 ISSUE
      

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  7. SG


    Two years ago was published a report on exploration of giant oil and gas fields. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13202-018-0553-1    The predictions made 30 yers ago about the...

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  8. Tom Kirkman


    Some unusual reading material.  Good for poking one's grey cells a bit, if you are bored.  Good graphics, too. Ask Ethan: Can We Extract Energy...

  9. Tom Kirkman


    Sounds like good news for both the Oil & Gas industry and for the Environment.  Win - Win. Scientists Figure Out New Way to Remove...

  10. MP


    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoc--asc020121.php https://msi.ucsb.edu/research/current-projects/collaborative-research-do-cyanobacteria-drive-marine-hydrocarbon Abstract More than 400,000 tons of petroleum hydrocarbons are released annually into the ocean, with human activities and natural seepage contributing comparable amounts. This quantity...
      

  11. Guest


    Air miles should be banned because they encourage excessive flying, according to a report commissioned by the government’s climate change advisers. Frequent flyers should be hit by an “escalating...
      

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  12. NJ


    Any thoughts on $500 million dollar plants capturing carbon and injecting it back in the ground or using it to make carbon neutral fuels? The...

  13. RD


    Record low temperatures in parts of USA occur at same time as low air traffic. A drop in US temperatures was noted when air...

  14. MG


    Looks like Scania is getting into the building of electric trucks.  But instead of the Tesla approach of some gigantic battery, Scania has an...
      

  15. hemanthaa@mail.com


    The obsession that has been induced upon the car industry in order to go green may have inadvertently contributed to ignoring the other dormant, potential challenges....

  16. cv


    The transition to a 100 percent renewable U.S. power grid would need investment of up to $4.5 trillion over the next 10 to 20...
      

  17. hemanthaa@mail.com


    The two European car giants have been fined by the European Union for colluding to curb the use of emissions-cleaning technology and violating its competition...
      

  18. Dan Warnick


    This sounds like a viable development.  Can it work large scale?  Can they supply sufficient quantities and deliver them to airports worldwide? Rolls-Royce to test...

  19. PP


    Whether it's ready or not, billions of dollars of investment say hydrogen hype is real. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKEuwrZSLQ 

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  20. MP


    "SPARC is a compact, high-field, DT burning tokamak, currently under design by a team from MIT and CFS.  This timeline could mean that the team...
      

  21. cv


    Dow to Deploy Plastics-to-Oil Process     Bloomberg) -- Dow Inc. is partnering with the Dutch developer of a method for turning plastic trash back into oil...
      

  22. cv


    Evolving battery technology will alter demand for raw materials Ahead of the S&P Global Platts Global Metals Awards in London, on May 16, The Barrel presents...
      

  23. Marina Schwarz


    Evolving battery technology will alter demand for raw materials Interesting.
      

  24. Tom Kirkman


    This is a remarkable article.  2 big thumbs up. Please don't get turned off by the fairly pedantic beginning of the article.  I assure you...

  25. PP


    Trade tensions risk throwing the global economy’s transition to greener energy into disarray and could hurt energy companies’ preparations toward it, BP Chairman Helge...
      

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  26. turbguy


    Renewables could be affected.  Tinkering with a chaotic system has chaotic results. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/climate/geoengineering-sunlight.html

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  27. MP


    Lithium is a constraint. Vast amounts of research are being done on alternatives, including zinc-air, magnesium, sodium, and so forth. There are all kinds...
      

  28. AV


    Excellent guide for investing in the hottest battery metal - lithium. Anyone interested in this metal should watch this one.     
      

  29. ronwagn


      Read more at https://hothardware.com/news/us-navy-patent-compact-nuclear-fusion-reactor#AYumlvMk4tyFEIei.99  Compact, in this case, means about the size of a freight container. If it can work, it could be scaled for...
      

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  30. eh


    You bone heads who are antivaxxers should not be allowed to fill up with gasoline.  Stay home, don't expose any one else and don't...

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