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AUGUST 12, 2016

The first peer-reviewed study to directly quantify how emissions from oil and natural gas (O&NG) activities influence summertime tropospheric ozone (O 3 ) pollution in the Colorado Front Range confirms that chemical vapors from oil and gas activities are a significant contributor to the region’s chronic ozone problem. Langford, Christoph J.

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MAY 5, 2023

When I first became a wise and fair judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons race series , back in 2008, I got a lot of static from Internet Car Experts who noted the large quantity of BMW E30s in every race and proclaimed that any E30 in any condition was worth at least ten times more than the Lemons $500 limit on car cost. liter straight-six.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 790 grants and 420 rebates across the country. Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) will accept proposals requesting up to $2,600,000 in grant funds. Background.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Lear is able to sourcing 82 % of seating elements internally, up from 36 % in 2008, stated Frank Orsini, head of Lear’s world seating unit. Lear stated it has a minimum of 9 key near-term launches at the horizon, together with conquest trade awards for the Jeep Wagoneer and Lavish Wagoneer, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and BMW 5 Form.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

It joins Colorado and Trax as the latest Chevrolets to push into new segments. million sold since it went on sale in 2008. Developed with all the technologies and dynamic driving attributes of the all-new 2016 Cruze sedan, the hatch is equipped with a standard 1.4L The Cruze Hatch has the same, class-leading 106.3-inch

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded nearly $10 million to a consortium of academic, industry and government organizations led by Colorado State University (CSU) and their partners to research using insect-killed trees in the Rockies as a sustainable feedstock for bioenergy.

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

Colorado-based Elithion has shipped a production order for Lithiumate Pro Li-ion battery management systems (BMS) to Russian automaker AvtoVaz for inclusion in its all-electric car EL LADA. The shipment includes 110 masters and more than 10,000 cell boards.

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JULY 15, 2011

The project initially was to be co-located with a Suncor petroleum refinery in Commerce City, Colorado, and using biochem-organisolve, would convert 100 tonnes per day (dry basis) of hard and soft wood residues into ethanol, lignin and furfural. Lignol Innovations Inc., Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. Earlier post.).

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MAY 9, 2010

The project is a follow-up to an initial test conducted by Manitoba Hydro in which 173,000 liters (45,702 gallons US) of 5% biodiesel were shipped to Brochet, Manitoba, in January 2008, stored for more than a year and then burned successfully in the winter of 2008/2009.

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APRIL 19, 2009

Bright Automotive launched in January 2008 from Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) with the goal of building on the work of a consortium of organizations, including Alcoa, Google.org, Johnson Controls and the Turner Foundation.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Maul, a age chairman of the Colorado Car Sellers Affiliation, labored for Chesrown Staff within the Nineteen Nineties. Maul stayed on with AutoNation and was once that auto store’s west area president till 2008. which changed into AutoNation Inc. He was once with Chesrown when it offered to Republic in 1997.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Unusually high temperatures in the Arctic and heavy rains in the tropics likely drove a global increase in atmospheric methane in 2007 and 2008 after a decade of near-zero growth, according to a new study. Starting in mid-2007, scientists noticed La Niña conditions beginning, waning and then intensifying in early 2008. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming): EPA is requesting proposals between $300,000 and $1,500,000. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has awarded nearly 700 grants across the US.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Colorado-based American Electric Vehicles (AEV)—a company co-founded by Dr. Dan Rivers, who also co-founded Li-ion battery company Compact Power Inc. AEV did work with LG Chem up to about 2008, Rivers said. Prototype of the AEV e-shuttle. Click to enlarge. with LG Chem in 2000—is developing a 6.3m —Dan Rivers.

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MARCH 7, 2010

At the 214 th meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) in October 2008, for example, researchers from Idemitsu presented a paper showing the use of the lithium sulfide electrolyte with lithium anodes. Saito (2008) All-solid-state lithium batteries with sulfide-based solid electrolytes and lithium negative electrodes. Resources.

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Decades later, the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack determined as early as 2008 that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Colorado, illuminates the role of the solid Earth in determining the magnitude of any EMP hazard.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Bright Automotive launched from Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in January 2008. General Motors Ventures, LLC, was funded with an initial investment of $100 million, and is currently exploring equity investments in a number of auto-related technologies and business models.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

At the high end, that would be enough baseload power to supply about 20% of California's total electric power in 2008—or enough generating capacity to supply the power needs of about 7.2 When added to the 3,100 MW of existing capacity, 10 gigawatts of geothermal power appears to be feasible. Geothermal projects under development. California.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was the third lowest for that month in the satellite record, after 2007 and 2006, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado. The average rate of melt in July 2009 was nearly identical to that of the record melt of July 2007. million square miles).

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DECEMBER 24, 2015

These research and development efforts have helped reduce automotive fuel cell costs by more than 50% since 2006 and by more than 30% since 2008. The report also highlights efforts in Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Ohio as rising stars in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

The global economic recession of 2008—which severely depressed light-duty vehicle sales—resulted in an increase in the age of the light-duty vehicle fleet in the US that likely slowed the rate of decrease of fleet average emissions, according to a study by Gary Bishop and Donald Stedman at the University of Denver. Technol. ,

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder. A comparison with London found that VOC mixing ratios in 2008 are at about the same level in both cities, but in London a much stronger decrease from higher mixing ratios in 1998 has led to the current mixing ratios.

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MARCH 9, 2009

Colorado start-up Lightning Hybrids will unveil the prototype of its hydraulic hybrid four-seat sports sedan at the Denver Auto Show 1-5 April. Founded in 2008, Lightning Hybrids has designed two hydraulic hybrid cars. Rendering of the LH4. Click to enlarge. This will also mark the public debut for the hydraulic hybrid drivetrain.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Chevrolet truck sales increased 27%, led by increases by Silverado, Suburban, Avalanche, Colorado, HHR and Equinox. over July 2008. over July 2008. compared to July 2008 results. Jeep Patriot sales increased 134 percent (8,059 units) compared with July 2008. Dodge Avenger sales increased 30% versus July 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

The hybrid system is currently being finalized, installed and tested at HHS’s shop in downtown Loveland, Colorado and the truck prototype will be put back into runway service in early October 2009. HHS has also purchased a totaled 2008 Chevy Silverado HD 2500 that will serve as a demonstration vehicle. HHS system on the test stand.

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One of our favorite guests from our shoot in Iceland, Bill Dube and his KillaCycle Team, made headlines this past week in Colorado with a new EV world speed record. On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. seconds, ending with a top speed of 168 MPH.

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APRIL 8, 2009

trillion liters between 2005 and 2008, whereas US bioethanol production has increased only 133% from 15 to 34 billion liters during the same period. Of the 17 billion liters of production added from 2006 to 2008, 8 billion liters of ethanol production (43%) will have a EWe greater than 100 L L -1. Chiu et al.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

It was available for the 2008 through 2012 model years, and fewer than 6,000 were sold during that span. It had dwindled to just the Axiom and Rodeo by 2004, then staggered on for a few more years selling hastily rebadged Chevy Trailblazers and Colorados. 2009 Suzuki Equator in Colorado wrecking yard.

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JANUARY 3, 2014

However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. The new IEA publication Energy Policies of IEA Countries – Estonia 2013 describes how the country is trying to slow its mining of oil shale amid environmental concerns.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Northern India, probably the most heavily irrigated region in the world, is rapidly depleting its groundwater, according to a new study by researchers from the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad (CSIR), India; the University of Colorado, Boulder; and the US National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

The most accurate value of total solar irradiance during the 2008 solar minimum period is 1360.8 ± 0.5 —Greg Kopp of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) of the University of Colorado Boulder.

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JULY 5, 2009

At team of researchers from Solix Biofuels ( earlier post ), Colorado State University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have calculated both an absolute upper limit to solar-based algal oil production as well as a feasible target range for production based on realistic efficiencies (calculated for six global sites). Weyer et al.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate matter pollutants into the air as the total amount released by the world’s cars, according to a new study led by NOAA and the University of Colorado at Boulder. A 2008 study by Lack’s team focused exclusively on soot.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

In these regions, microwave satellite observations indicate that soil moisture decreased from 1998 to 2008. This change was driven primarily by moisture limitation in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly Africa and Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The decade from 1999 to 2008 was the warmest in the Arctic in two millennia; Arctic temperatures are now 2.2 °F Gifford Miller of the University of Colorado, Boulder, a member of the study team. C) warmer than in 1900.

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MARCH 1, 2009

Barnett and Pierce used what they consider conservative metrics, assuming that the effects of climate change on the Colorado Basin began in 2007, and using only the last 100 years of riverflow. Pierce (2008), When will Lake Mead go dry?, We were stunned at the magnitude of the problem and how fast it was coming at us ,” said Barnett.

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