Serious thought is being given to emisions caused by logistics. Most of it is in Europe. So it is not hard to see why MIT in Zaragoza is bringing out a simpler tool to allow firms with complex movements of goods to visualize and calculate their emissions in a standardized way.
Source: New Tool Brings Logistics Carbon Emissions into Sharp Focus
California has released its Sustainable Freight Action Plan. It’s a great project, and as usual, the state is a leader, here making significant moves guiding improvement in the freight transportation triple bottom line.
Source: California Sustainable Freight Action Plan Read it online at the link. Here’s the actual plan: 
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Here’s a white paper from California State University Long Beach which was used in the deliberations. 
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This article shows an innovative approach to the problems of oil production, using solar to heat the recovery water. It saves more energy than all the electric cars in America, and eliminates use of enough natural gas to heat over 200,000 homes.
Correspondent Leslie Mansfield catches up with Ron MacGregor, President and CEO of GlassPoint Solar to talk about the blossoming romance of solar and oil in this PennEnergy Exclusive interview.
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Tagged energy, petroleum, solar energy, sustainability
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