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

Green Car Congress

The Garcia River Forest (GRF) is the first large working forest owned by a non-profit organization: The Conservation Fund (TCF). TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5 Garcia River Forest. million The Nature Conservancy, $2.5 million Packard loan, $2 million TCF).

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later. Alfred Mann Foundation , a nonprofit organization that develops biomedical devices; he spun off the company Second Sight with three cofounders in 1998. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Press/Alamy. Of course, it wasn’t that easy.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales. As used in this section and Sec. 80.28, “applicable standard” means: 9.0

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia Detroit Free Press ).

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