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Mexico proposes new heavy-duty vehicle emission standards aligned with Euro VI and EPA 2010

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Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has proposed new heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, aligned with current standards in place in the rest of North America and in the European Union. The current limit values in Mexico are equivalent to Euro IV or EPA 2004 standards. emissions in urban areas.

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Report Finds Rate of Growth of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sharply Increased Between 2000 and 2005

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It covers not only carbon dioxide but also other groups of chemical compounds known to have a detrimental effect on the environment, such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs). EDGAR used the latest international statistics and data on greenhouse gas emissions to model emissions for every country in the world.

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

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ALMS believes the announcement is the first of its kind in sports addressing the concerns of the global warming, the environment and reducing dependence on foreign fuels and energy sources. The drivers comprising the Green Dream Team represent five distinct voices of varying initiatives in a movement that began in 2006. Paul Drayson.

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American Airlines to be launch customer for Boeing ecoDemonstrator program; flight testing a range of new technologies to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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The two ecoDemonstrators will build upon the 2005 Quiet Technology Demonstrator (QTD2) program that helped both the Boeing 747-8 and 787 Dreamliner exceed international standards for noise emissions. Announced in 2010, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program is intended to reduce entry-to-market risk for new aviation technologies.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ' Conference Program Committee and has published articles in several of the organization's journals. Coughlin is also the founder of the Storage Networking Industry Association 's Solid State Storage Initiative, the Storage Visions Conference , and the Creative Storage Conference.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica. Still, Prof. million are injured.

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