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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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The most dramatic declines in industrial countries have occurred in the United States and Germany. Newly industrialized and transitional countries have experienced more turbulent energy intensity trends. From 2001 to 2010, the rate dropped to 0.03%. Between 1981 and 2002, China’s energy intensity declined 4.52% annually.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The auto industry is now gearing up to hash out those standards at the SAE conference in Detroit next week — and GM has a major stake in getting them out swiftly. As we’ve noted before , a lower-power version of it was published back in 2001, specifying charging hardware interface and coupler system.

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EP29LPSP: Applications in Plasma Physics, Astronomy, and Highway Engineering

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Following each table are brief descriptions of the role Master Bond EP29LPSP plays in each application or invention. Sources 1 Manufacturing Specification and Statement of Work: FLARE (Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments) Project —Fabrication of Flux Core, FLARE-Spec-03-Rev.00, flare.pppl.gov/Construction/FLARE%20FCSpec-03%2019Mar15.pdf.

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