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IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf

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The Internet has enabled a large part of the world to receive instant access to news, brought us closer to friends and loved ones, and made it easier to purchase products online,” the endorser said. now part of WorldCom ), headquartered in Washington, D.C., for Assigned Names and Numbers from 2000 to 2007.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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.& New York actually introduced the premise of adding driving fees several years ago, with similar plans dating back to the 1970s. However, formal congestion pricing didn’t come up until former mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested taxing vehicles for entering the busiest parts of NYC in 2007.

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Ford Edge Follows

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Ford to unveil plug-in fuel cell hybrid By Ken Thomas, Associated Press January 22, 2007 WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. Ford was showing the plug-in fuel cell at the Washington Auto Show, where lawmakers and government officials were viewing a number of advanced vehicle technologies. And the mometum continues.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

I can’t offer you any scientific hope to hang your sporty new fedora on, or any magic bullet news that might yet save the day, but I just don’t have it in me to p**s on the fire and call in the dogs so I can go quietly into that good night. In fact I’m writing this on my flight back to L.A.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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The device is now on display in Washington, D.C., He helped found Dakota Power in 2007. It gave the research team "the ability to evaluate the movement of fluids on the cardiovascular system," Gowen wrote in an article about the research on the Engineering Technology and History Wiki. at the Smithsonian National Space and Air Museum.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

I can’t offer you any scientific hope to hang your sporty new fedora on, or any magic bullet news that might yet save the day, but I just don’t have it in me to p**s on the fire and call in the dogs so I can go quietly into that good night. In fact I’m writing this on my flight back to L.A.

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DOE Funds PHEVs

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DOE to Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. The submission deadline is Thursday, May 31, 2007. What's New Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME T he Department of Energy is moving forward to develop advanced batteries for PHEV s.

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