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Used Car of the Day: 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V

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Today's UCOTD is 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V that the author has loved for a long time but must part with due to family needs. Many of us can relate to that. The seller says it runs and drives well, though it does have some cosmetic issues, mostly because it is now more than 20 years old. Click here to check it out.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The 2002 Nubira SE (the base trim level) had an MSRP of $11,699, or about $16,419 in 2023 dollars. For a brief period, it seemed that such a dream might be possible.

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China’s 2005 Carbon Emissions Almost Twice As Much As 2002 Emissions

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Carbon emissions associated with increased exports from China (left), as part of a more systematic view of increased national emissions (right), 2002 to 2005. Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

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The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges that from approximately 2005 until at least late 2015, Toyota systematically violated Clean Air Act automobile defect reporting requirements designed to protect public health and the environment from harmful air pollutants. Toyota’s Conduct from Approximately 2005 to 2015.

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Biden authorizes release of more than 180M barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 1M bpd for 6 months

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million barrels—its lowest since May 2002— according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sale. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused massive damage to oil production facilities, terminals, pipelines, and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. President George W.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Gasoline consumption per capita was calculated using the population estimates in the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States.

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Japan Meteorological Agency: 2009 Tied With 2002, 2003, and 2006 For Third Warmest Year Since Instrumental Records Began

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ºC above normal, based on the 1971-2000 average, and that 2009 will be tied with 2002, 2003, and 2006 as the third highest record since 1891. 2005, the second hottest year. Annual global average surface temperatures have been rising at the rate of around +0.68 ºC per century. ºC hotter than.

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