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Ford to expand 3-Wet Paint capacity by 50% globally in 2013

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Ford was the first automaker to implement the 3-Wet high-solids solvent-borne technology in 2007; it now has eight plants in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe equipped to use the process to paint vehicles. and Louisville Assembly Plant, Louisville, Ky. Locations with 3-Wet capability in North America include.

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. The study exposed laboratory rats 80 hours a week, for up to 30 months, to emissions from a heavy-duty diesel engine meeting 2007 US EPA standards using new filters and other control technology.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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The company’s air system includes international air hubs in Cologne, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai; Miami (to serve Latin America), an intra-Asia hub in the Philippines; and UPS Worldport, the Louisville, Ky., UPS started replacing 747-200s with the more fuel-efficient 747-400s aircraft in 2007. million metric tonnes in 2007.

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Annual American Lung Association report shows continued progress in air quality, but more to be done

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The 12 th annual release of the Lung Association’s report uses the most recent EPA data collected from 2007 through 2009 from official monitors for ozone and particle pollution, the two most widespread types of air pollution. Louisville-Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, Ky.-Ind.; Visalia-Porterville, Calif. Modesto, Calif.

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UAW crash with Detroit 3 displays a extra confrontational union as collision time limit looms

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Talking extreme era to Ford employees at a plant in Louisville, Kentucky, Fain complained about one usual for the company category and some other for familiar employees. Lately, UAW employees who have been rented then 2007 don’t obtain defined-benefit pensions. “They get out-of-control salaries,” he stated.

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BIRD Energy to invest $6.4M in Israel-US projects; biomass, fuel cells, natural gas, water-energy nexus and energy efficiency technologies

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Louisville, KY) will develop a novel solution to optimize energy efficiency and improve the quality of compressed air systems for the food & beverage industry. BIRD Energy began in 2009 as a result of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. (Kibbutz Gevim, Israel) and Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.

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Cummins Unveils Products for EPA 2010 Regulations

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Cummins’ 2010 products are on display at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, from 19-21 March. Fuel economy gains of up to 5% will be realized as compared to Cummins 2007 engines, and gains of up to 9% as compared to competitive 2010 in-cylinder solutions are anticipated. Cummins Inc. grams and 0.01

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