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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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

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TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5 MRC lists the amount of chemical usage on its website, monitors chemicals in the water table, doesn’t use the herbicide within the watercourse protection zones, and plans to phase out the use of the chemical by 2020.

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Arizona State University Professor’s Work to Stabilize the Grid Pays Off

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He was part of an IEEE task force that in 2020 issued a report that described how equipment used for storing energy, transferring power over long distances, and integrating renewable energy could impact power system stability. These issues required a reevaluation of how we had defined and classified stability in 2004,” Vittal says.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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on 3 December 2020, the U.S A 2020 U.S. Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. In 2004, Singh fielded her first query about hoax callers from the Coast Guard. At 6:36 a.m.,

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Terry Byland is the only person to have received this kind of implant in both eyes. Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. I] went from being just a person that was doing the testing to being a spokesman,” he remembers. million at $5 per share.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

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Smaller local businesses have undoubtedly felt the brunt of shopping restrictions throughout 2020, due to covid 19. The myenergi Green Friday Giveaway starts tomorrow 18/11/2020. Each person can enter multiple times and the 9 Lucky Winners will be announced on Black Friday | Green Friday – 27th November 2020!

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3G’s Sunset Takes Aging Cars and Medical Devices With It

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AT&T rolled out its initial 3G networks in four cities in June 2004 —nearly 18 years ago. AT&T sunset its 2G network in 2017; T-Mobile’s is still active (the company will sunset its 2G network this December); and Verizon’s was operational until the end of 2020.

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