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AUGUST 24, 2011

The National Science Foundation’s Office of Inspector General has completed its review of allegations of research misconduct against Penn State Professor of Meteorology Michael Mann, and has found no direct evidence to support such allegations. The Office of Inspector General’s review can be downloaded as a pdf at [link] online.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

January 2009 data were compared with January 2008 data). Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, August 2019, Table 9.4. The number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) often mirrors changes in the price of gasoline, according to data presented bybthe US Department of Energy (DOE). Prices are for regular gasoline.

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MARCH 13, 2012

The GAO review covered only the 1703 and 1705 programs. The time the LGP took to review loan applications decreased over the course of the program, according to GAO’s analysis of LGP data. In other cases, GAO could not determine whether the LGP had performed some established review steps because of poor documentation.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 4, 2010

We've driven a 2009 Tesla Roadster, contributed to the complete review, and written about the torturous tradeoff between using the stupendous acceleration and maintaining enough battery range to get you home again.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

In its current version of the Short Term Energy Outlook ( STEO ), the US Energy Information Administration projects a 5% decline in fossil-fuel-based CO 2 emissions in 2009. The STEO projects that petroleum CO 2 emissions will decline by 4% in 2009, primarily due to declines in transportation sector consumption. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

A review by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that Li-ion battery maker LG Chem Michigan misused funds awarded to it under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). As a result, up to about $842,000 in reimbursements for labor charges were questioned.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

DON''T MISS: 2014 Chevrolet Spark With CVT: Gas Mileage Review The Spark has racked up one million.' On sale in dozens of countries, the Spark is one of General Motors'' most-globalized models, and one of the best-selling small cars to ever wear the Chevy bowtie badge.

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AUGUST 23, 2014

In 2009, the State Department issued a Presidential Permit authorizing the construction, operation and maintenance of the 36-inch diameter Line 67 pipeline extending between the US-Canada border near Neche, ND and the first US mainline shut off valve or pumping station in the United States. Enbridge US Mainline West as of August 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Under the proposed settlement, lodged with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Daimler will recall and repair the emissions systems in Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles sold in the United States between 2009 and 2016 and pay $875 million in civil penalties and roughly $70.3 million in other penalties.

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MARCH 27, 2015

These tests resulted in the combined 115% freight efficiency improvement over a 2009 baseline truck. It is our expectation that we will continue to review and refine what we’ve learned and achieved over the course of the SuperTruck initiative, and use that knowledge to bolster our leadership in fuel efficiency. mpg (19.26 mpg (19.26

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

From the continued dominance of Japanese manufacturers to the vehicle scrappage scheme; with everything from bankruptcy to exciting new concepts in between – it’s been an enthralling year for green cars and here we look back at the key developments… 2009: A YEAR IN REVIEW FOR GREEN CARS.

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Source: EPA workshop, June 2009. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. At the time, Administrator Jackson announced the lifecycle analysis would be peer-reviewed.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

As commissioned by the Australian Government in 2010, the Garnaut Climate Change Review, led by Professor Ross Garnaut, has issued the first of a series of papers scheduled for this month and next updating the 2008 Climate Change Review. —2008 Climate Change Review. Earlier post.) The conclusions will only be.

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JUNE 21, 2021

Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the study’s senior author, said that a review of emergency visits in the last three years showed e-scooter injuries have increased significantly with many related to head and neck injuries. Kathleen Yaremchuk, M.D.,

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JANUARY 28, 2010

The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) of the US Department of Energy has received 583 concept papers in response to its second Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) released 7 December 2009. ARPA-E is currently reviewing all concept papers and is scheduled to provide feedback to applicants by mid-February 2010.

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MAY 17, 2012

Growth Energy, an ethanol industry trade group, petitioned the EPA in March 2009 to raise the limit on ethanol in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent. The CRC Engine Durability study took duplicates of eight different vehicle model engines spanning 2001-2009 model years. Background.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

At the same time the report recommends that the Administration, led by the Council of Economic Advisors, inventory existing legislative energy subsidies and incentives—including preferred tax treatment and trade restrictions—with the goal of better aligning them with evolving priorities as specified in the Quadrennial Energy Review.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Since their establishment by DOE’s Office of Science in 2009, the EFRCs have produced thousands of peer-reviewed scientific publications and continue to be an important asset to the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) mission. Selection will be based on a rigorous peer review process. DE-FOA-0001810 ). catalysis science.

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MARCH 28, 2024

The last time we saw an entirely new example of the model was 2009. While reviewers have started to bemoan the SUV as feeling quite dated, there’s a reason the manufacturer has been hesitant to issue an update. Toyota fans come in a variety of flavors.

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MARCH 26, 2022

Museum Exhibit Review: 107 Years of Electric Cars. 2009 Tesla Model S prototype. 2009 Tesla Model S prototype. 2009 Tesla Model S Prototype. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Nissan Hypermini. 2001 Nissan Hypermini.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In a 4-1 vote, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found NRC staff’s review adequate to make necessary regulatory safety and environmental findings on Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s (SNC) application for two Combined Licenses (COL) at the Vogtle site in Georgia. Earlier post.). The NRC completed and issued the FSER on 9 Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

OIG also found that BTO had not fully addressed independent review panel recommendations to improve management of the program. Further, the 2009 FOA indicated proposed demonstration projects would be operational as soon as possible after award and proceed rapidly to commercial- scale operations.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. 2009 Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Review. Four external experts—Dr. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

To ensure a transparent and rigorous analysis, EPA is releasing these findings for public comment and will submit them to an independent scientific review panel. EPA conducted four sampling events beginning in March 2009 and ending in April, 2011. —Draft Report. —Draft Report.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. A new climate modeling system, forecasting average temperatures over a decade by combining natural variation with the impacts of human-induced climate change, projects that at least half of the 10 years following 2009 will exceed the warmest year currently on record. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 17, 2014

As a result of new CEO Mary Barra’s request for a comprehensive internal safety review following the ignition switch recall, General Motors announced three separate recalls involving US production and sales of approximately: 303,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana from the 2009-2014 model years with gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds.

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MAY 21, 2013

Amprius’ plan, outlined at the DOE Merit Review in 2012, is to start with consumer electronics and move to vehicle and grid storage markets. Silicon Nanostructure-based Technology for Next Generation Energy Storage (Amprius, 2012 DOE Merit Review). Source: DOE. Click to enlarge. Amprius Inc., Batteries'

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Using this more flexible interpretation that includes both true ZEVs and combustion PHEVs, total PEV sales since 2009 account for 15.3% Additionally, FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) also would count towards the ZEV total, but CNCDA data show total market share for these vehicles to date at around 0.1%. of the 2030 goal.

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JUNE 26, 2012

The Supreme Court of the US has denied review of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’s 2011 decision (Case (09-17765) in Pacific Merchant Shipping Assn. In 2009, MGO (marine gasoil) must have a sulfur limit of 1.5% (15,000 ppm), while MDO (marine diesel oil) would have a limit of 0.5% (5,000 ppm). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 16, 2013

A new review of the status of US Department of Energy (DOE) loan programs by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that, as of 29 January 2013, DOE was not actively considering any applications for using the remaining $16.6 The fiscal year 2009 continuing resolution provided the ATVM loan program with $7.5

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP1234-4) team was recently established to perform an updated engineering review—the fourth such—of usage of the low global warming potential (GWP) R-1234yf refrigerant in vehicles. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2024

On that subject, the first press loaner car I ever received was one of those first New Sables; my review of it was never published (due to long-forgotten office-politics squabbles with and among Jalopnik and Gawker brass). One of these days I'll do a 2008 Sable Junkyard Find and mix in my pretty Bay Area shots of that car.

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APRIL 12, 2012

Tcf between 2005 and 2010, or 58%, according to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy (2011 report). Between 2009 and 2010, global LNG shipments were up 23%. For example, global LNG shipments rose from 6.7 Asia had the second-highest growth rate, increasing more than eight-fold from 2.2 Tcf over the three decades.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Using this more flexible interpretation that includes both true ZEVs and combustion PHEVs, total PEV sales since 2009 account for 13.4% of the 2030 goal, notes a new report from the California Center for Jobs & the Economy. True ZEV sales, however, account for only 7.6%. Graph: California Center for Jobs & the Economy. . …

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JUNE 29, 2011

The data are now available to car manufacturers for review before formal validation by the Commission. The decrease in average emissions in 2010 was lower than in 2009 (5.1%); the results in 2009 were possibly influenced by the economic crisis and the scrappage schemes in some member states.

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