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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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EPA says methane emissions from natural gas production have dropped 36% from 2007-2011

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In its recently released Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2011 ( earlier post ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that methane (CH 4 ) emissions from the field production of natural gas have declined by 36% from 2007 to 2011 (from 83.1 Field production. Processing.

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Study estimates global black carbon emissions up 72% from 1960-2007; BC emissions intensity down 52%

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teragrams per year in 2007 (+72%). Over the same period, BC emission intensity—the amount of BC emitted per unit of energy production—decreased by 52% for all the regions under assessment, especially China and India. teragrams/year in 1960 to 9.1 —Wang et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Infiniti introducing production-ready variable compression ratio engine at Paris Motor Show

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Infiniti will introduce a production-ready variable compression ratio engine VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbocharged) at the 2016 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l’Automobile) in September. 2006) Click to enlarge. Infiniti said that the new four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline VC-T engine has been in development for more than 20 years.

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EPA Grants E15 Waiver for MY 2007 and Newer Light Duty Vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Product Transfer Documents (PTDs) must accompany all transfers of fuels for E15 use. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44% between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 ( IEO2009 ) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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