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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. The MSRP for the 2004 Diamante LS (which was the top trim level, after the VR-X and ES) was $27,619, or about $45,791 in December 2023 dollars. The engine is a 3.5-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century. 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder in Colorado wrecking yard.

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Colorado State University Spinoff to Commercialize 3D Li-ion Battery Technology for Higher-Capacity, Longer-Life Cells

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In a 2004 paper in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews , Long et al. Tags: Batteries. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge. proposed configuring charge insertion batteries (i.e., Improvements in energy per unit area and high-rate discharge capabilities are two of the benefits that may be realized for these 3-D cells. —Long et al.

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Despite a Slight Recovery in 2009, Arctic Sea Ice Remains on Downward Trend

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Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. Tags: Brief.

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Water Levels Dropping in Some of the Worlds Major Rivers

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The change in runoff inferred from streamflow records worldwide between 1948 and 2004, with bluish colors indicating more streamflow and reddish colors less. The scientists, who examined stream flows from 1948 to 2004, found significant changes in about one-third of the world’s largest rivers. Tags: Climate Change Water.

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Junkyard Find: 1996 Saturn SC2

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The Civic's Integra sibling had three more horses than the SC2, but its price tag started at a daunting $15,460 ($30,882 today). Oldsmobile was gone after 2004 , not long after Geo had to endure having its final two models torn away and handed to Chevrolet in 1997 and 1998. 1996 Saturn SC2 in Colorado wrecking yard.

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Converting Oil Shale to Gasoline via Alberta Taciuk Processor Results in Full Fuel Cycle GHG Emissions 1.5-1.75 Larger Than From Conventionally Produced Gasoline

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The largest global oil shale deposits—estimated to be equivalent to 1,500 Gbbl oil equivalent—are found in the Green River formation of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. This project was terminated in 2004 due to cost overruns and opposition on environmental grounds. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Lifecycle analysis Oil Shale.

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