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JANUARY 7, 2018

In October, after ExxonMobil announced its fifth oil discovery after drilling the Turbot well, analysts at energy analytics company Wood Mackenzie observed that Guyana, which is currently a non-oil producing country, might soon become an oil and gas powerhouse in South America. Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd.

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MARCH 29, 2012

C), making it the 17 th warmest such period since records began in 1880 and coolest December–February since 2008. Warmer-than-normal temperatures were observed across most of North America, most of northern Europe and Asia, and southern South America. It was also the coolest month on record since January 2008.

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MAY 25, 2010

Such facilities are already in place in Europe, North America, South America, Japan and Korea. Umicore first established an automotive catalyst production operation in China in 2005 and has since continued to increase capacity and capabilities of the plant, the most recent expansion having been commissioned in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2008 sales of $10.8 It is indistinguishable from traditional diesel fuel and can work as a replacement or as a blend stock to enhance the quality of existing diesel fuels.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Crude oil tankers too large to navigate the Panama Canal sail around Cape Horn in South America to reach the US West Coast. In May of 2008, BP and PTP entered into an agreement in which PTP committed to reverse the pipeline and BP committed to lease storage and ship crude oils from the Atlantic basin along the pipeline.

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APRIL 9, 2009

Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2008 sales of $10.8

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MAY 1, 2020

Impacts to global auto demand in the wake of COVID-19 have rapidly progressed to severity levels higher than the 2008-2009 recession, and significant uncertainty around prospects for a meaningful recovery remain. Though production remains essentially shuttered in Europe, North America and South America, China has resumed.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In reality the race ran its initial course until 2007, then was canceled in 2008 due to intense security concerns in Mauritania. Renamed Dakar, from 2009 to 2019 the race ran in South America. Since 2020, Dakar has been held in Saudi Arabia.&

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2010

In 2008, transportation-related goods and services contributed $1.38 Transportation is a major contributor to the US economy. trillion to US GDP (9.5%). Despite this, only half of the transportation companies surveyed report having a clear understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with regulations, the report said.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The loss is driven by the severe downturn in the global economy in the second half of calendar year 2008 and, in particular, the negative impact of the strong yen, the sharp decline in consumer confidence in all major markets and product mix deterioration, the company said. compared with last year. Inventory will be tightly controlled.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

However, the estimated reduction in carbon intensity from 2008 levels by 2030 is 3.2%—at In 2018, the IMO set out a vision to reduce the carbon intensity of international shipping by 40% by 2030, relative to 2008 levels. —at least an order of magnitude below the IMO’s ambition. Background Data.

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

The soils in large areas of the Southern Hemisphere, including major portions of Australia, Africa and South America, have been drying up in the past decade, according to the first major study of evapotranspiration on a global basis.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

The bill mandated ambitious production targets of 9 billion gallons of biofuels a year in 2008, rising to 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. Based on the latest available US Government Accountability Office data (2008) the US government spent $4 billion in subsidies to replace about 2% of the US gasoline supply.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

North America also has competitive wind projects, with an average cost of US$0.07/kWh. Residential solar PV systems are now as much as 70% cheaper than in 2008. Their cost range in China, North America and South America has fallen within the range of fossil fuel-fired electricity.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Its spiritual home may be in Germany, but after enjoying significant growth in South America, Volkswagen will invest €2.3billion in new products and manufacturing capacity expansion in Brazil between 2009 and 2014.

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APRIL 19, 2009

The 44 teams were from six high schools and 29 universities from North and South America, including Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States. Additionally, a guest team from India joined the roster with a Prototype vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Significant climate anomalies 2008/2009. In 2008, the minimum ice extent was 9% greater than in 2007, but still the second lowest on record. This is a 21st century application of a technology known as Terra Preta, or Black Earth, used by Amazon peoples before the arrival of Europeans in South America. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. Europe, South Asia, South America, etc.). New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. Production start for Europe and North America late in 2010 and market launch early in 2011.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brewster, S.C.,

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers. Each of BYDs business units - batteries, mobile-phone components, and autos - was profitable in 2008, albeit on a small scale.

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EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. The 2008 $7.5k Or have subsidies been cut too quickly? I have no idea. That said, China also dominates the global E-bus market, delivering and building assembly plants all over the place. with China behind us, Who’s On First then?

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