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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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Emission rates of BC in the year 2000 by region, indicating major source categories in each region. Total global emissions of black carbon using bottom-up inventory methods are 7500 Gg yr -1 in the year 2000 with an uncertainty range of 2000 to 29000. Source: Bond et al. Click to enlarge. W m -2 (+0.17 W m -2 range).

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Players piloted a Cessna 182 in four real-world areas, including Chicago and Seattle. The hard work came to fruition in Flight Simulator 2000 , which reached a technical milestone: It mapped the entire planet in 1-kilometer blocks. Scot Bayless, the studio manager overseeing the team, says an early demo left Bill Gates stunned.

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Campaign Begins

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consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today. As we increasingly turn to alternative technologies to improve the fuel economy of our vehicles, we will see increasing benefits to our economy, our environment, and our national security.” Last year, U.S.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Nissan estimates—based on the findings of AR4—that the CO 2 emissions of all new vehicles in 2050 would need to be reduced by 90% compared to the 2000 level. Based on this scenario, Nissan will conduct a review of its road map for CO 2 emissions reduction of new vehicles and reflect it in the next mid-term environmental action plan.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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He went on to own a Rover 2000, which was the most handsome looking car of its time. In the early 2000s he picked up his first electric car - the Revai. The NMC cells usually show a life of 2000 cycles in the lab, compared to the 4000 of LFP. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that.

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John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

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He was recruited to become director of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington , in Seattle. Slaughter says he is pleased that in his nine years at the helm of NACME, from 2000 to 2009, he was able to focus his efforts on the same initiatives that had occupied his time as NSF director, albeit with a much smaller budget.