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Japan says it plans $10.6B in climate finance for developing countries for 2020

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Climate finance meant to help developing countries join in climate change effort TOKYO _ Gearing up for global warming talks in Paris next week, Japan said Thursday it plans to provide 1.3 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) in climate financing a year for developing countries from 2020, including public and private funds. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made […]

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DRM’s exceptional pipe delivery service saves time, money for oil and gas operators

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Oil and gas companies are cutting costs wherever possible. The DRM commitment to service saves money when it counts When the rig is on the well, time is money. Hustling out to the lease with a last minute pipe order can mean the difference between finishing today or keeping the rig over until tomorrow. That

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Google self driving cars welcomed in Texas despite quiet doubts on oversight

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Eight self driving cars being tested on the streets of Austin AUSTIN, Texas _ With Google’s self-driving cars slowed in a gridlock of California regulation, Texas is offering a fast lane. Officials in Austin have embraced the technology, a welcome so warm that the mayor used talking points written by a Google lobbyist when the

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As Google self driving cars pressed to public, California regulators put on the brakes

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California DMV struggling to write rules for self driving cars MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. _ Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles. The tech titan wants the freedom to give the public access to self-driving

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Public chargers not needed to enable electric vehicles adoption – study

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85% of electric vehicles charging happens at home, most of remaining charging occurs at work As California prepares to spend $1 billion on public charging infrastructure to hasten adoption of electric vehicles, a new study of EV charging habits suggests widespread access to chargers may not be effective. The Idaho National Laboratory has released a study

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North Dakota gas capture efforts impress Iraqi officials

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Industry has invested over $11B in gas capture infrastructure BISMARCK, N.D. – The Iraqi government has turned to North Dakota for help in finding solutions to the wasteful burning of natural gas that’s a byproduct of oil production. Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer behind Saudi Arabia, is having much the same problem dealing with excess natural gas that North

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