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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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A preliminary analysis of worldwide surface temperatures from January to November conducted by the Japan Meteorological Agency shows that the average land and sea surface temperatures for 2009 have been +0.31 2005, the second hottest year. Annual global average surface temperatures have been rising at the rate of around +0.68

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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). 117,251.

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NASA Research Finds Last Decade was Warmest on Record, 2009 One of Warmest Years

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In the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year on record. The past year was a small fraction of a degree cooler than 2005, the warmest on record, putting 2009 in a virtual tie with a cluster of other years—1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007—for the second warmest on record. James Hansen, GISS director. James Hansen.

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

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In 2003 the InTech appeared in its only SUV usage, as the motivator of the new and doomed Lincoln Aviator. The Aviator would be Ford’s last official usage of the InTech engine line when it bowed out in 2005, but the V8 found a home in several other vehicles from smaller manufacturers.&

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BP announces significant resource extension of Mad Dog Field in deepwater Gulf Of Mexico; total hydrocarbons estimated at up to 4B barrels of oil equivalent

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The well results confirm a significant resource extension for the Mad Dog Field complex, which includes the existing field, in production since 2005, and appraisal drilling of the Mad Dog South field in 2008 and 2009.

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Toshiba To Begin Mass-Producing Portable Direct Methanol Fuel Cells in 2009

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Although production will initially focus on external fuel cells for recharging, the company plans to commercialize mobile handsets and PCs with built-in fuel cells by the end of fiscal 2009. Toshiba demonstrated the first DMFC for portable PCs in March 2003. Initial pricing is expected to range from ¥10,000 to ¥50,000 (US$104 to $519).

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Toyota Appoints New Head of European R&D

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has appointed Masato Katsumata to the position of Senior Vice-President of Research & Development (R&D), effective 1 February 2009. In 2003, he returned to the Planning Division (R&D), where he managed mid-term R&D strategy.

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