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Ford logs strongest-ever calendar year start for SUVs in US; sales bolstered by women and Millenials

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Ford recorded 115,228 SUV US sales at retail through the first two months of 2016, making for the best-yet calendar year start for Ford SUVs (Escape, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, Expedition) ever, highlighted by a best-ever February. Similarly, Escape sales in the United States rose 14% in February and 5% year-to-date.

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Ford, Bedrock and Bosch exploring highly automated vehicle technology in Detroit to help make parking easier

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Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford Escape test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit using Bosch smart infrastructure. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford Motor Company.

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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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University of Washington. The University of Washington will study the effects of contemporary warming of bottom water temperatures on gas hydrate stability along the Washington Margin—the boundary between two continental plates. DOE Investment: approximately $900,000. ?University DOE Investment: approximately $280,000.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC. Customers in these markets will be able to choose from several makes and models of hybrid vehicles including the Toyota Prius, Nissan Altima, Ford Escape and Toyota Camry. Rental costs will vary according to market conditions; rates also will vary at locations throughout the country.

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Researchers present new explanation for the long-range transport of PAH pollutants

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The predictions are based on the assumption that the particles are like liquid spheres, whose fluidity allows PAHs to escape. But they don’t escape, and one recent advance has helped to pin down why PAHs are remaining stuck in the particles. Again they used α-pinene for the SOA.

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NRC report concludes hydraulic fracturing poses low risk for causing earthquakes, but risks are higher for wastewater injection wells; CCS impact undetermined

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The process cracks the shale rock formation and allows natural gas to escape and flow up the well, along with some wastewater. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012. The wastewater can be discarded in several ways, including injection underground at a separate site. National Research Council.

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