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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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Arctic oil on life support

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Shell’s mishaps have been well-documented. However, the first month of 2015 has darkened Arctic dreams even further. Reuters reported on January 30, 2015 that Rosneft would have to delay drilling until 2016 at the earliest. There will be no drilling in 2015. That delayed drilling for several consecutive years.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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As heads of state convened, an abbreviated document was hurriedly produced to minimize sticking points and shopped around among leaders of developed countries. The accord will not become an official United Nations document unless unanimous approval is secured. Emissions Reduction Targets Shuttled To The Side. degrees Celsius.”

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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After several years of court battles and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, Trek won that case, persuading the judge that his ThumbDrive was the first device ever designed to be plugged directly into a computer without the need for a cable. As of this writing, Tan remains in jail in Singapore.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The WCI released a design document laying out its basic program parameters in September 2008. In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. nationals and legal residents. WCI covers seven U.S. Another six U.S.

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