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EPA proposes slight ease in 2018 renewable fuel volumes compared to 2017; gearing up for future reset

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule setting the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2018 under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 would be maintained at the 2018 levels of 2.1 Proposed 2018.

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EIA: New import duties drove biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017

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Although increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets have driven increased biomass-based diesel demand in recent years, imports fell in 2017 largely because of US Department of Commerce (DOC) import duties imposed on foreign biodiesel volumes sourced from Argentina and Indonesia, two of the leading exporters of biodiesel, EIA said.

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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. Nissan is also exploring launch in Indonesia and Philippines. Across the region, two out of three consumers identified safety standards as the most important factor if purchasing an electric vehicle.

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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Error bars in b capture the standard error. In comparison, aerosols from Western Europe, the United States, and Indonesia cool their country of origin only about twice as much as they cool the planet—a significant difference in how these emissions are experienced. Persad and Caldeira. This work is part of a larger $1.5-million

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. Boeing’s manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they’re legally accountable to meet,” the F.A.A. regulations,” Ms.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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Another version of the Max, a 737 Max 8, was involved in two crashes that killed hundreds of people in 2018 and 2019 and led to a worldwide grounding of that plane. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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