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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My Annual statistics from the U.S. Annual statistics from the U.S. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2019. vehicle fuel economy.

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Those who flew in 2020 had twice the environmental impact of those in 2019

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The energy intensity of a transportation mode is calculated by dividing the amount of fuel used by the number of passenger miles traveled and converting the result into a common measure—Btu (British thermal units) per passenger mile traveled. Energy intensities of flying and driving, in Btu per passenger mile. in 2019 to 58.9%

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DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

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According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. Source: Calculated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory using average annual miles and average fuel economy of the light-duty vehicle population from the U.S.

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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The changes are in percent relative to the corresponding month in 2019. Sales of cars and light trucks. Sources of the underlying data: Bureau of Economic Analysis (sales of cars and light trucks). Energy Information Administration (price of gasoline). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles).

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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The changes are in percent relative to the corresponding month in 2019. Sales of cars and light trucks. Louis (sales of cars and light trucks). Energy Information Administration (price of gasoline). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles). Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index).

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UN: global e-waste surging; up 21% in 5 years

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million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21% in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. of 2019’s e-waste was collected and recycled. According to the report, Asia generated the greatest volume of e-waste in 2019—some 24.9 A record 53.6 Only 17.4%

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Murine study finds even low level exposure to PM10 pollution is harmful to lungs

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Autophagy marker Light chain 3 microtubule-associated protein (LC3)-II and phosphorylated-AMPK were reduced, and apoptosis marker (Caspase-3) was increased. In our model we found strong, and statistically significant evidence of, lung inflammation and dysregulated mitochondrial activity. 00232.2019.

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