Despite popular belief, the world is not running out of oil

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"If you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you've been taken in by the foremost of seven myths about resource geology, according to a University of Washington economic geologist."

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UN: Ocean 'dead zones' increasing fast

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"The number of ?dead zones? in the world?s oceans may have increased by a third in just two years, threatening fish stocks and the people who depend on them. Fertilizers, sewage, fossil fuel burning and other pollutants have led to a doubling in the number of oxygen-deficient coastal areas every decade since the 1960s."

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How Close Is Runaway Climate Change?

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"Runaway climate change is a theory of how things might go badly wrong for the planet if a relatively small warming of the earth upsets the normal checks and balances that keep the climate in equilibrium. Scientists estimate that when the temperature reaches an extra 2?C above that equilibrium the earth's natural systems will be in serious trouble."

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LA Community College Going Off the Grid

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"Los Angeles Community College announces at Solar Power 2006 that it will install solar panel arrays at each of its nine campuses that are big enough to take the college "off the grid." Excess power will be used to electrolyze water to run hydrogen fuel cells for nighttime electricity."

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Cleaner Diesel Engines Coming to the U.S., To Match Cleaner Fuel

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"The U.S.'s new low-sulfur fuel comes just in time for the delivery of Mercedes' diesel E320 sedan next week in 45 states; the company plans on releasing diesel cars that meet all states' standards by 2008. And Honda is preparing to enter the 50-state market in 2009, with its own innovative cleaner diesel engine. Others will follow."

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Solar alchemy turns fumes back into fuels

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"IT IS the biggest contributor to climate change. Now chemists are hoping to convert carbon dioxide into a useful fuel, with a little help from the sun."

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Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel officially arrives today

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"The new fuel - which represents a 97% reduction in sulfur content from previous diesel fuel - is now available at fueling stations nationwide. This environmental revolution means cleaner air for all Americans and paves the way for introduction of the rest of the clean diesel system."

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