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

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Two tunes of the V8 continued: There was a lower power and torque figure for standard Mark VIII trims (280 HP, 285 lb-ft) while the LSC version was tuned to 290 horses and 295 lb-ft of torque. Formerly an optional extra, traction control was now standard across the line.& & Lincoln relented and branded the new sedan as LS.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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There has been little recent research into the emission durability of these new fleets, and in this paper, we examine some recent and historical emission data from the Seattle and Chicago area to obtain a picture of how current livery vehicle emissions compare to the rest of the fleet and examine their importance to fleet emissions.

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Despite a Slight Recovery in 2009, Arctic Sea Ice Remains on Downward Trend

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The average ice extent during September, a standard measurement for climate studies, was 2.07 square kilometers) below the 1979-2000 September average, according to the report. We still expect to see ice-free summers sometime in the next few decades. NSIDC Director Mark Serreze, also a professor in CU-Boulder’s geography department.

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Study projects thermoelectric power in Europe and US vulnerable to climate change due to lower summer river flows and higher river water temperatures

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Projected changes in summer mean usable capacity of power plants in the US and Europe for the SRES A2 emissions scenario for the 2040s (2031–2060) relative to the control period (1971–2000). Source: van Vliet et al. Click to enlarge. A study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that thermoelectric power plants (i.e.,

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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. Test lead Hal Bryan says the effort demanded long hours for testing various 3D accelerators, which had yet to settle on common standards. The tests paid off, however, and Flight Simulator 98 quelled reviewers’ complaints about pokey performance.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Plug-ins could be recharged by plugging into a standard wall socket, delivering “electric” gallons of gas for about 75 cents a gallon at prevailing electric rates. consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today. Last year, U.S.