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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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VVC filed applications for both loans in March 2009. The DOE conducted an extensive technical, market, financial, regulatory, credit and legal analysis following its determination that the applications were substantially complete in May 2009. That work began in July 2009 and was targeted for completion in the third quarter 2011.

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Junkyard Find: 2008 Mercury Sable, Press Loaner Flashback Edition

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That's partly because of the nice views of Pikes Peak in the background (the famous peak is the snowy one just above the Mercury's rear door in this photograph) and partly due to the mysterious prevalence of interesting Mitsubishi and Mazda products I find there, plus many examples of cool old Detroit iron. The Freestyle became the Taurus X.

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BP to Acquire Vereniums Cellulosic Biofuels Business for $98.3M; Verenium retaining Enzyme Business

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Verenium will retain its commercial enzyme business, including its biofuels enzymes products and have the right to develop its own lignocellulosic enzyme program. DLA Piper LLP (US) served as legal advisor to BP. Cooley LLP served as legal advisor to Verenium. Since 2006, BP has announced investments of more than $1.5

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Refiners and Truckers Associations Challenge California LCFS in Federal Court

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The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) filed a legal challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) with the US District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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TfL To Begin Testing of Intelligent Speed Adaptation Technology

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The unit can be disabled at the touch of a button, at which point it reverts to an advisory status where the current, legal speed limit is simply displayed as a driver aid. ISA uses the digital speed limit map of London which TfL launched on 29 January 2009. There is also a complete over-ride switch with disables the system entirely.

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

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February, 2009 : Record heat waves in late January and early February overloaded urban energy, water, and transport systems in the southernmost states of South Australia and Victoria and intensified hundreds of seasonal and man-made bushfires throughout the countryside, killing 374 people. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook.

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

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The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products. Both production and consumption of ethanol were basically flat for much of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. In February, 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie, Inc.