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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The Brazilian experience shows that the presence of small (<10%) amounts of water in the fuel does not in itself cause a greater tendency to misfire in spark ignition engines than a proportionate leaning of the fuel/air mixture would do, provided that the vapor pressure of the hydrated ethanol at the ambient temperature is high enough.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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Engineers tore apart the old structure, excavated for new concrete retaining walls, and added rock armor to the slope. how many trees the managers will remove either for sale or to better support the regrowth of the redwoods. ozone depletion potential (ODP). photochemical ozone creation potential. hack and squirt).

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