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NREL survey shows significant improvement in B100 biodiesel quality

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The ASTM standards serve as guidelines for industry and are designed to ensure quality at the pump for consumers along with reliable operation of the nation’s vehicles powered by biodiesel blends. million gallons in 2004 to more than 1 billion gallons in 2012. The survey showed a major improvement over results from previous years.

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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At a minimum, these standards should address obstacle detection distance, timing of alerts, and human factors guidelines, such as the mode and type of warning. NTSB also recommended that NHTSA complete rulemaking on adaptive cruise control and collision warning system performance standards for new passenger cars.

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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years

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The cables also meant that users could join or exit the network without having to shut off the entire system, Metcalfe said in a 2004 oral history conducted by the IEEE History Center. The committee works with standards agencies worldwide to publish certain IEEE 802 standards as international guidelines.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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J1711 was first approved in 1999, expiring in 2004, and had relatively little validation with plug-in hybrid vehicles. J2894 (Vehicle On-Board Charging Power Quality) will provide guidelines and standards for the quality of the charging voltage and. The standard is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2009.

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

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July, 2009 : A NASA satellite study found that Arctic sea ice had thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record ( earlier post ).

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