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CCEMC launches $35M international challenge to find useful applications for carbon

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Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets. The CCEMC is a not-for-profit corporation that operates independently of government. million cars off the road.

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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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International climate negotiations can only go so far. Systems such as pledge-and-review set up in Copenhagen and Cancun are a useful way forward in the absence of an internationally legally-binding agreement, but individual Governments must provide urgent political leadership—that is not happening at present.

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US charges former CEO of Volkswagen AG Winterkorn with conspiracy and wire fraud in diesel emissions scandal

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The indictment unsealed today alleges that Volkswagen’s scheme to cheat its legal requirements went all the way to the top of the company. VW also agreed to the imposition of an independent corporate compliance monitor for the duration of its probation, which is at least three years. —US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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Study concludes that automakers tweak vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment; focus on car notches

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Slemrod and Sallee studied the behavioral responses to the US Gas Guzzler Tax of 1978, which penalizes cars with low fuel economy, and the Canadian “feebate” program of 2007, a set of taxes and rebates that together act to encourage the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles. All of this behavior is perfectly legal, they add.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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While in the corporate bond world, the credit ratings agencies rated the bonds of thousands of companies and were not dependent on any one company for fees, subprime mortgage-backed credit derivatives were being produced by a small number of banks. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Renergie”).

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. Well be providing more information about this in the coming months.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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The project was given the internal moniker “4004.” Instead of patenting, Hoff in March 1970 published an article in the proceedings of the 1970 IEEE International Convention that stated: “An entirely new approach to design of very small computers is made possible by the vast circuit complexity possible with MOS technology.

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