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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

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Tesla held an open-door event in Grünheide on Sunday, September 11. At Sunday’s event , the company talked to local employees about Giga Berlin’s water usage and the factory’s environmental and water protection protocols. Giga Berlin Water Consumption. since 2006. Tesla Giga Transportation.

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. prototype at last year’s Innovation Days event. Direct water injection. Bosch and water injection. Earlier post.)

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International study finds heat stress to Caribbean corals in 2005 worst on record, coral reefs suffered record losses

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Collaborators from 22 countries report that more than 80% of surveyed corals bleached and more than 40% of the total surveyed died, making this the most severe bleaching event ever recorded in the basin. Not only are temperatures causing further damage to reefs hit hard during the 2005 event, but new locations have also been impacted.

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2009-2010 El Niño Indicators Strong, Pacific Ocean Warming Continues

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Central Pacific Ocean surface temperatures have now exceeded temperatures observed during 2002-2003 and 2006-2007 events, and are approaching temperatures observed during the 1997-1998 season. Trade winds are also weaker than normal across the Pacific, reducing heat discharge from ocean water. F) above average. some datasets. “El

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ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. expanding cleanup operations in Yellowstone River

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The AP reported that EMPC and government officials speculated that high waters in recent weeks may have scoured the river bottom and exposed the pipeline—which is buried—to debris that could have damaged the pipe. approximately $100 million in upgrades since 2006 and. upgrades since November 2006 and has plans to invest an.

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Solar Cycle Linked to Global Climate

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shows that maximum solar activity and its aftermath have impacts on Earth that resemble La Niña and El Niño events in the tropical Pacific Ocean. True La Niña and El Niño events are associated with changes in the temperatures of surface waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. They can affect weather patterns worldwide.

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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—Wolfram Thomas, at the solar park launch event. CO 2 emissions by the European new vehicle fleet will be reduced by some 30% during the period from 2006 to 2015—emissions will be below the threshold of 120 grams CO 2 /km for the first time by 2015. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions.

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