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Udokan Copper to cut carbon intensity of copper production up to 75% by 2035

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Russia-based Udokan Copper , the developer of Russia’s largest new copper deposit, outlined scenarios to cut the carbon intensity of copper production up to 75% by 2035, bringing the company closer to its ultimate goal of climate neutrality in the long run. It is part of the diversified USM holding company. Geologiya i Geofizika.

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Worldwatch Institute: global biofuel production fell in 2012 for first time since 2000

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World ethanol and biodiesel production. In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1 Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part IV)

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One could assume the touchscreen was rated more poorly since it was the most cutting edge part of the navigation process. Data and systems requirements and the public’s lack of perceived value meant the TravTek never made it to full-scale production.& Fast forward a couple decades, and the general public loves a touchscreen.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

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An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII. For the first time ever, a Mark would debut with an engine not offered in other Ford or Lincoln products.

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Tognum starts up new engine plant in US for MTU Series 2000 and 4000

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A new US production facility set up by the specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum in Aiken, SC, is now up and running assembling Tognum’s MTU Series 2000 and 4000 engines primarily for the US market. The assembly lines are the first step on the way to developing the Aiken plant into a broad production base in the US.

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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China is the global leader in methanol use and has recently expanded its methanol production capacity. Annual methanol consumption in China, 2000-16. These changes were driven by an analysis of methanol use in China and the incorporation of more detailed information on the refined product markets in China and other non-OECD countries.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

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The company was in the midst of a big product shakeup as the Navigator joined the lineup, and the Town Car entered a new aerodynamic generation. Contrary to what the press said, the LS was of course rear-drive and did not arrive until model year 2000. Formerly an optional extra, traction control was now standard across the line.&

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