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Tesla Model X involved in fiery Texas crash: What we know so far

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A Tesla Model X was involved in a fiery accident last night in Tarrytown, near Austin, Texas. The vehicle was completely engulfed in flames when the Austin Fire Department arrived. After Teslarati inquired with the Austin Fire Department’s Public Information Office, we were told that the driver was underage. Fire is out.

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CU Boulder study: routine household activities generate air quality on par with major polluted city

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Furthermore, airborne chemicals that originate inside a house don’t stay there: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from products such as shampoo, perfume and cleaning solutions eventually escape outside and contribute to ozone and fine particle formation, making up an even greater source of global atmospheric air pollution than cars and trucks do.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

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When methane hydrates are “melted,” or exposed to pressure and temperature conditions outside those where the formations are stable, the solid crystalline lattice turns to liquid water, and the enclosed methane molecules are released as gas. The University of Texas at Austin. Earlier post.). DOE Investment: approximately $480,000 ?.

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Flow Rate Group Preliminary Best Estimate Puts Oil Flow from Deepwater BP Well Between 12,000 and 19,000 Barrels per Day; Obama Administration Extends Suspension of Offshore Drilling

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USGS has previously used the AVIRIS tool to discover water on the moon. The second approach led by the Plume Modeling Team used video observations of the oil/gas mixture escaping from the kinks in the riser and at the end of the riser pipe alongside advanced image analysis to estimate fluid velocity and flow volume. million to 11.3

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. Sonoma County Water Agency "Sparky" by Hymotion, May 2007, (Santa Rosa, CA), contact: sherwood@scwa.ca.gov Wisconsin Public Power Inc.

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