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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. Tcf in 2000. The first is those countries that currently depend heavily on natural gas imports but that also have significant shale gas resources. In 2010, US shale gas production reached 4.87

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Evidence from glacier ice: Until it was banned, leaded gasoline dominated the anthropogenic lead emissions in South America

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The introduction of leaded gasoline in the 1920s initiated a period of unabated growth in the global emissions of Pb. Long-term histories of Pb pollution in Eastern and Western Europe, North America, and Asia show evidence that, in these regions, the highest Pb emissions of the past 2000 years occurred in the second half of the 20 th century.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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Among the other countries, identified lithium resources for Bolivia and Chile total 9 million tons and in excess of 7.5 The global lithium market has been expanding by 6% annually since 2000, according to KORES. million tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Fewer think AVs will be faster. In this case, the poll is accurate to within ±3.5