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Basics of the Lac-Mégantic derailment and fire

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miles (11 km) west of Lac Mégantic (and uphill), for a crew change. Montreal, Maine & Atlantic began operation in January of 2003 and owns more than 510 route miles (821 km) of track, serving Maine, Vermont, Québec and New Brunswick. Dayan (2007) 1D plane numerical model for boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE).

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The request was subsequently denied in December 2007. mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley).

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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million square miles during July. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. Several other states were much above normal including: Maine which experienced its fifth wettest, and Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut each recorded their sixth wettest month.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Hourcar by Hymotion, August 2006 (Twin Cities, MN), contact info@hourcar.org Southern California Edison by EnergyCS, August 2006 (Los Angeles County) Manitoba Hydro by EnergyCS, August 2006, then converted by Hymotion, November 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact jeinnes@hydro.mb.ca 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp. Jim Tech Ltd.

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