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Germany acquires 235,000 carbon credits to offset business travel
The German government intends to compensate for the climate footprint of its official travel by starting a bidding process to acquire more than 235,000 carbon credits.
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Daily (09.08.2017): Oil prices were bearish on Tuesday due to higher oil exports
Oil prices were bearish on Tuesday on increasing exports from United States, Libya and Nigeria. A recent recovery in Libya's oil output, and higher production in Nigeria, have complicated OPEC's efforts to curb supply. The U.S. EIA petroleum status report will be published on Wednesday, giving details on stockpiles and refinery runs that are expected to decline. Brent crude decreased by 0.44% to close at $52.14 a barrel, while WTI price fell by 0.45% to end at $49.17 a barrel.
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Californian Scientists work on making polluted lake into biofuel source
Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories are trying to turn the 350-square-mile Salton Sea in Southern California into a productive source of algae biofuel.
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Dutch power operator Alliander receives €300 million EIB loan
Dutch network company Alliander’s subsidiary, Liander, will receive a loan of €300 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to upgrade and enlarge the Netherlands electricity grid.
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Unrecorded greenhouse emissions detected by Swiss scientists
Scientists at the Jungfraujoch Swiss air monitoring station have detected large quantities of a distinct greenhouse gas released from a location in northern Italy.
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