Fiscal Year 2000 Climate Change Budget Authorization Request: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, April 14, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 1457 pages |
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... regional ecological impacts and rates of change , both of which are relevant to the decisions the United States and other countries must make about long term emissions trajectories beyond 2010 , and the decisions that public and private ...
... regional ecological impacts and rates of change , both of which are relevant to the decisions the United States and other countries must make about long term emissions trajectories beyond 2010 , and the decisions that public and private ...
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... regional scales , and how sinks might change naturally over time or be enhanced by agricultural or forestry practices . A new level of interagency coordination is being put in place to pursue this important objective . The Departments ...
... regional scales , and how sinks might change naturally over time or be enhanced by agricultural or forestry practices . A new level of interagency coordination is being put in place to pursue this important objective . The Departments ...
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... regional natural gas prices . That cost is about three times the average U.S. commercial electricity price . Thus , a much larger incentive or a dramatic drop in fuel cell costs in the next few years would be required to spur adoption ...
... regional natural gas prices . That cost is about three times the average U.S. commercial electricity price . Thus , a much larger incentive or a dramatic drop in fuel cell costs in the next few years would be required to spur adoption ...
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... Regional Biomass Program . Table 43. DOE's Biomass Power Systems Budget ( Million Dollars ) Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 1999 Program Co - firing with fossil fuels Small modular systems Advanced gasification Feedstock development Projects ...
... Regional Biomass Program . Table 43. DOE's Biomass Power Systems Budget ( Million Dollars ) Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 1999 Program Co - firing with fossil fuels Small modular systems Advanced gasification Feedstock development Projects ...
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... regional carbon ( or NOx or SO2 ) factors ( carbon emitted / kWh ) and applying them to the reported or calculated energy savings . These performance measures were included in the original CCAP and were the basis for the U.S. progress ...
... regional carbon ( or NOx or SO2 ) factors ( carbon emitted / kWh ) and applying them to the reported or calculated energy savings . These performance measures were included in the original CCAP and were the basis for the U.S. progress ...
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