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Utah Water Quality Board upholds issuance of permit for oil sands mine in Utah

Green Car Congress

At specific issue in the WQB decision was a 2008 permit-by-rule granted by DWQ to USOS for the project on the Tavaputs Plateau near PR Spring. The mine would be designed to extract oil sands to a depth of 150 feet. i)f future.knowledge or experience indicates that ground water quality is threatened by this operation.”.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. Ford F-150 Lightning – EV version of America’s top-selling large pick-up truck is also the fastest and most powerful. Ford has also confirmed the smaller Transit Custom to go EV. ish seconds).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place? when they were forced to put NIHM batteries in the range was 150 miles. 150 miles is fine more. check your facts.

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