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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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In 2006, its reversal was completed, and in 2009, ExxonMobil completed a project that increased its capacity by 50% (about 30,000 barrels per day). Operational enhancements, such as new leak detection technology, were also incorporated. The Pegasus pipeline originally transported crude from the Gulf coast to Patoka. Earlier post.).

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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

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In December 2008, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology selected China BAK’s “Electric Vehicles Lithium-phosphate Power Battery Industrialization Project” as a key project of the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 Program), with associated funding. Xiangqian Li, CEO of China BAK. Earlier post.).

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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.

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