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US to use AI to track the impact of offshore wind on endangered whales

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“That’s why we have increased our efforts to develop a strategy – based on the best available science – that will allow us to protect the North Atlantic right whale while meeting our offshore wind goals that are necessary to curb climate change and protect the environment.” The biggest threat, of course, is climate change.

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, IVECO and ENGIE collaborating to promote natural gas in Europe starting from Belgium

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The extensive cooperation set out in the MoU includes several European Countries such as Italy, Romania, France and the Czech Republic and various areas of activities, like in-site fuel stations, R&D collaboration, cooperation with Governments and private stakeholders to develop CNG within the European DAFI, and the European project Connect2LNG.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Sand, Sea and as Much Serenity as You Could Ever Want

Baua Electric

Shipwrecks and hidden treasures As one young man there told me, “Each island has its own personality, even its own accent.” The first settlers in the islands were French-speaking Acadians, expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in the 1760s during England’s war with France, but invited to settle in the islands.

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MIT team discovers new family of materials with best performance yet for oxygen evolution reaction; implications for fuel cells and Li-air batteries

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In addition, while the earlier material quickly changes structure during water-splitting, the new material is stable. Personally, I think that the true impact of this work is on the fundamental level. That’s important, he says, because “ there is a huge demand for an OER catalyst for direct solar and electrolytic water-splitting.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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But fear of flying hardly seems irrational, what with reports of aircraft malfunctions, overworked air traffic controllers and the sense that climate change is making turbulence worse. A number of airlines, including Air France, Lufthansa and Virgin, offer fear-of-flying programs, but B.A.’s For instance: On Jan.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. is a Green Options Media Production.