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Global sales of EyeSight-equipped Subarus reach 1 million

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Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The one-million mark was reached after eight years and seven months since the system was first launched in Japan in May 2008. The one-million mark was reached after eight years and seven months since the system was first launched in Japan in May 2008.

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Siemens and LanzaTech sign 10-year agreement to transform steel mill off-gases into bioethanol

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Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. Globally, the iron and steel industry contributes 6.7% Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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billion in a new methanol production facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp. Since 2008, more than $32 million in investments and upgrades have been made to the Port. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 James Parish.

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IATA Calls for Government-Industry Alignment on Aviation Emissions; Biofuels May be Certified by 2010

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for the aviation industry and governments to bring an aligned global approach on aviation carbon emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference to be held this December in Copenhagen. drop in global carbon emissions from aviation.

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Industry Tests Show Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene Performs as Well as Petroleum Jet Fuel; Aviation Partners Push for Approval for Use

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Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry today released high-level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuels analyzed in a series of test flights performed favorably in comparison to petroleum-based fuel. Virgin Atlantic proved the technical viability of biofuels at high altitude with its test flight in early 2008.

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Toyota Begins Production of Camry Hybrid in Australia

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TMCA intends to produce the Camry Hybrid at its Altona Plant at a pace of 10,000 units annually, 300 of which are to be exported to New Zealand, and plans to start selling it in Australia in February 2010. TMCA exported 70% of what it produced in 2008 and is now the Camry production and export base for Oceania and the Middle East.

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Australian shipping emissions identified

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The remainder comes from road and air transport, energy generation, and industrial processes. Shipping is a major driver in the Australian economy, with 753 Mt of international exports worth $202 billion passing through Australian ports in 2008-2009. Nitrogen oxide is a non-greenhouse gas, unlike similarly named nitrous oxide.

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