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New analysis find West Antarctic warming more than expected

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It was conducted by scientists at Ohio State University (OSU), the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with funding coming from the National Science Foundation, which is NCAR’s sponsor. The study is published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Its melting currently contributes 0.3

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Member Institutions: The Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota, SINTEF Norway, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Research Applied Technology Education Services (Rates)/Coastal Oil Spill Simulation System (COSS). Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station.

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Vertical Flight Society hosting first hydrogen aviation symposium in US

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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), a non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, is holding the first public event in the United States on the use of hydrogen and fuel cells for aviation applications. The event, the 1 st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop , is being held 29-31 March 2022, in Long Beach, California.

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OPOC maker Achates Power now concept-ready; ready to develop multi-cylinder engines for competitive demonstrations

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A common-rail fuel injection system supports injection pressures up to 2000 bar, and can deliver multiple injection events per engine cycle. An EGR pump, required because of the necessary pressure difference across the cylinder, pulls the exhaust through a gas-to-water heat exchanger before delivering the gas to the intake stream.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Burbank Water and Power 2007 Prius by Energy CS, May 2007, (Burbank, CA).

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Study finds single exposure to roadway PM induces transient pulmonary stress; possible need to regulate non-tailpipe-related pollution

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The study by the team from Weizmann Institute of Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on identifying the in vivo role PM-derived transition metals from collected roadside PM. They collected PM samples from a roadside monitoring site in central London in early July 2012.

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