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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena for Toyota Documents

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The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has issued a subpoena for “all documents relating to Toyota motor vehicle safety and Toyota’s handling of alleged motor vehicle defects and related litigation” in the possession of Dimitrios Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007.

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EPA Grants E15 Waiver for MY 2007 and Newer Light Duty Vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a waiver for fuel containing up to 15% ethanol (E15) for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks. Product Transfer Documents (PTDs) must accompany all transfers of fuels for E15 use. Earlier post.).

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Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

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I documented recent changes in distance traveled per person for cars and light trucks in the United States in a study published last month.). In Great Britain the peak distance (in 2007) was 15.4% decrease from the peak in 2007 to 2013, while in the United States there was a 6.6% The years examined were 1993 through 2018.

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Open Letter by Netherlands Scientists on IPCC and Errors in 2007 Climate Change Report

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The most recent was published in 2007. The 2007 report has been authored by about 44 writing teams with a total of 450 lead authors. The procedure for compiling reports and its quality control are governed by well documented principles. [ IPCC publishes an assessment report every six years.

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CRC ACES Phase 2 report finds emissions from modern heavy-duty diesels well below required levels

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2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. ACES is a multi-party five year initiative to test the emissions and health effects of new technology diesel engines to document the improvements that have been made and to ensure that there are no unintended emissions from this new technology.

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Neste Oil achieves its palm oil certification target two years early

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All the renewable inputs used by Neste Oil have been traced back to the plantations and production sites from which they come since the company began producing renewable diesel in 2007. Certification verifies that the sustainability criteria set for biofuels are met throughout the supply chain.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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