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Exclusive: Massimo Frascella, design director of Jaguar Land Rover quits the company | Autocar Professional

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He began his career at Stile Bertone – a design firm – following on to work on some critical projects like Lincoln Mercury at Ford and Kia Motors, before joining Land Rover as Creative Studio Chief in 2011. His journey at JLR which started with Evoque in 2011, was followed by Velar and Defender back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.

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WHO attributes more than 1 in 4 deaths annually of children under 5 years to unhealthy environment

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—“Don’t Pollute My Future”. The report, Don’t pollute my future! The generation of electronic and electrical waste is forecasted to increase by 19% between 2014 and 2018, to 50 million metric tonnes by 2018. Children are also exposed to harmful chemicals through food, water, air and products around them.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. A hundred years ago, centimeter-scale tilt switches used a conductive blob of mercury rolling along a glass tube to close an electric circuit.

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US Coast Guard evaluating diesel outboards; final report due June 2018

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Three engines—Mercury Marine’s 175HP spark-ignited diesel engine and the OXE 200HP and Cox Powertrain 300HP compression-ignited diesel engines—will be tested through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, CRADA, with industry.

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