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Brazil to Increase Mandatory Biodiesel Blend to 5% in 2010; Mandatory Emissions Testing for Vehicles

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Meeting the higher mandate will move Brazil to being the second-largest producer of biodiesel in the world, only behind Germany, according to Brazil’s Secretariat of Social Communication of the Republic. Currently, Brazil is fourth, with Germany, the US and France in the number 1, 2 and 3 positions respectively.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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Target applications for Freescale’s small engine control platform include small-displacement two- and four-stroke engines used in motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and three-wheeled taxis. State-of-the-art electronic control helps small engines produce more horsepower and less pollution than their carbureted predecessors.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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The team’s review of the literature found 385 BC emissions factors for motor vehicles—excluding motorcycles and super-emitters—varying over 4 orders of magnitude.). There is also a potential of applying the quantitative approach developed in this study to other pollutants. Gg/y), and Brazil (63.1

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Lancet Series: Improving road safety measures could save half a million lives every year worldwide

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Furthermore, an estimated 121,083 and 51,698 lives could be saved by passing and enforcing rules on wearing seatbelts and motorcycle helmets, respectively. air pollution, sedentary lifestyles), alongside generating more and better data on what works in different LMICs, and the need for adequate domestic and donor funding.

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

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Posted by: Bill | Apr 14, 2009 1:57:18 PM The good news is that even amidst all the unpleasantness, GM managed to divert at least a billion dollars of its government welfare bailout to its operations in Brazil. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. Posted by: Nick K. |

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