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PITTSBURGH (AP) — For as long as the Marcellus Shale has been pumping out more natural gas than the state knows what to do with, Perry Babb has been hatching schemes to alleviate the glut. He’s been involved in projects to compress the gas, liquify it, put it on trucks, and make things out of it.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —

Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method A new, environmentally friendly, single-step process has been developed to convert carbon dioxide into higher hydrocarbons using plasma, according to scientists and engineers. Converting carbon dioxide into usable liquid fuels and value-added chemicals like plastics offers not only a possible solution to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but also the potential to alleviate dependence on fossil fuels. However, carbon...