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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

Cars That Think

The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. Seen here near the port of Seattle, in 1962, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. Land-based nuclear power plants, for comparison, are constructed on site and typically far exceed their budgets and schedules.

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

Cars That Think

IEEE Spectrum analyzed hundreds of criminal complaints and other legal filings from the Capitol attacks to understand that reach and scale, and to consider the legal and social consequences of the government’s power to delve into its citizens’ digital lives. “The FBI did not use anything new. They just used it at a much larger scale.”

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. What do environmental groups think of PHEVs? Bluewater Network and Rainforest Action Network have been active, vocal proponents of PHEVs.

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