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NOAA Joins Other Agencies and Canada to Survey the Arctic Continental Shelf

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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is joining a multi-agency joint expedition from the US and Canada to collect and share data useful to both countries in defining the full extent of the Arctic continental shelf. Credit: UNH/NOAA) Click to enlarge. St-Laurent operating together to obtain a variety of data.

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Report finds comparable safety records for railways and pipelines moving crude oil

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The report— Canadian Crude Oil Transportation: Comparing the Safety of Pipelines and Railways —was published by consultant group Oliver Wyman last month, and was commissioned by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC). By 2014, more than 15% of Canadian crude oil (in gallon-miles) was being transported by rail.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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North Americans had been buying Daewoos for quite some time by the 2000s, with the 1988-1993 Pontiac LeMans (United States) and the Asüna GT / Passport Optima (Canada) paving the way for Daewoo-badged machinery. This car just squeezed past the 100,000-mile mark during its 21 years on the road. There were problems. The engine is a 2.0-liter

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California-to-Canada Road Tour is Finale for Daimlers A-Class F-CELL; B-Class F-Cell Due to Customers by End of 2009

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Daimler’s A-Class F-CELL hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle will cap five years of road trials in the US with its participation in the California to Canada Hydrogen Road Tour 09 ( earlier post ). A fleet of 30 A-Class F-CELL vehicles has been in daily use on public roads in the US since 2004. A cutaway model of the future B-Class F-CELL.

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Silicon Valley Power Uses 3Ms ACCR to Raise Transmission Capacity Without Tower Construction

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SVP completed installation of the conductor on a 60 kV line along a three-mile city corridor, nearly doubling the power line’s power flow capacity from 850 amperes to more than 1,550 amperes without new construction in a residential and commercial area of the city. It also recently launched in the UK.

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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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The greatest warmth occurred across Canada and the northern and western contiguous United States. The worldwide ocean temperature tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest September on record, 0.90 °F (0.5 °C) The worldwide ocean temperature tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest September on record, 0.90 °F (0.5 °C) The coverage was 23.8%

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US EPA Proposes New Emissions Rules for Category 3 Marine Diesel Engines, Tighter Fuel Sulfur Restrictions; Harmonization with International Standards

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The proposed rulemaking follows on a proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate thousands of miles of the two countries’ coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). Earlier post.) The proposed rulemaking is designed to reflect the IMO’s ECA standards and broader worldwide program.

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