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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Repeated scans were done for nearly all participants between 2002 and 2005; for a subset of participants between 2005 and 2007; and for half of all participants between 2010 and 2012. Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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Since 2000, electricity has been the only economic sector that has seen continuous and significant improvements in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Electricity sector gains mask challenges from transportation, buildings, and industry. From 2007 to 2017, emissions from landfills have increased by 1.0% compared to 2016.

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AMD’s Lisa Su Breaks Through the Silicon Ceiling

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She decided to study electrical engineering, she says, because she was drawn to the prospect of building hardware. "I I felt like I was actually building and making things," she says. The then-unproven technique increased transistors' efficiency by building them atop layers of an insulating material.

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IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

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giga tonne carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO 2 eq) (2.2%) per year from 2000 to 2010 compared to 0.4 GtCO 2 eq (1.3%) per year from 1970 to 2000. Total anthropogenic GHG emissions were the highest in human history from 2000 to 2010 and reached 49 (±4.5) The global economic crisis 2007/2008 only temporarily reduced emissions.

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Cupra Born to be priced about $60K; Tavascan, UrbanRebel confirmed for Australia

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The company suggests it will sell maybe 1000 or 2000 EVs annually in 2023 and 2024 as part of that plan. “We Building the Cupra brand. For the remainder of 2022, though, the Cupra aim is to settle the brand in and build awareness and momentum. We need to be relevant, otherwise we’re just a niche player,” says Griffiths. “We

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BP establishing $100M international research center for advanced materials for energy and industrial applications

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This should allow us to change the way we build, operate and maintain our equipment; manufacture cleaner and more efficient products; develop imaginative energy sources and then store that energy for when it is needed most; and increase the use of lighter metals and composites for structures and products. The EBI was launched in 2007.

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Updated Life Cycle Analysis of Soybean Production and Products Show Environmental Improvements

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This LCA project is based on US agricultural data for the 2001-2007 period. Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 Biodiesel production and use recognizes and builds on this progress. Martin Patel of Utrecht University and Michael Levy of the American Chemistry Council.