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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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The "New Mini" first appeared in North American showrooms as a 2002 model, as part of the turn-of-the-century wave of retro-styled machinery that included the Volkswagen New Beetle , Chrysler PT Cruiser and Chevrolet HHR. New for 2007 was this 1.6-liter 2007 Mini Cooper S in Colorado junkyard. and its Chrysler/Rover ancestry.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. Nissan introduced the Altima Hybrid as a 2007 model (and using licensed Toyota hardware), though it disappeared quickly and without leaving much trace. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard.

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Land use in the US in 2007; total cropland at lowest level since 1945, while urban land use has quadrupled

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released its Major Land Uses (MLU) study for the US for 2007. Total cropland increased in the late 1940s, declined from 1949 to 1964, increased from 1964 to 1978, and decreased again from 1978 to 2007. private land in all 50 States. billion acres.

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UCOTD: Seventh-Generation Honda Accord Coupe

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Today we bring you a seventh-car of unlisted year -- this generation ran from 2002-2007. Your humble author owned a mostly problem-free example (1997 model year) for a few years in the Aughts. There are 134,200 miles on the car and it's mostly stock, save for the requisite K&N filter and NGK iridium spark plugs.

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Gasoline consumption per capita was calculated using the population estimates in the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States.

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China’s 2005 Carbon Emissions Almost Twice As Much As 2002 Emissions

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Carbon emissions associated with increased exports from China (left), as part of a more systematic view of increased national emissions (right), 2002 to 2005. Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%. In contrast, there were less than 35 million of 16+ year old vehicles on the road in 2002. The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11.8 From 2008-2013, however, the increase was 12.2%.

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