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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. across all counties in the contiguous US (i.e.,

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VIDEO: Racing Green: The Ultimate Electric Car Expedition, Airs January 1

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Back in 2009 we were approached by a press representative for Racing Green Endurance, a team of 20-something post-graduate engineers from Imperial College London. We didn't hear from them again until June this year, when we met up with them in London. To drive the 16,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in an electric car.

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16,000 Miles in an Electric Car? Mission Accomplished

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A team of intrepid engineers turned explorers have just finished an epic road-trip from Chena Hot Springs Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina.

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BP and Davy select 3 leading EPC contractors for BP/Davy Fischer-Tropsch commercial deployment

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The BP/Davy fixed-bed FT process has been successfully demonstrated in Nikiski, Alaska, with full-scale fixed-bed reaction tubes where the nominal 300 barrel per day complex met or exceeded all of its performance targets. The company has its headquarters in London and its Technology Centre in Stockton-on-Tees.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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5, a door plug — a door-sized panel on the side of an aircraft — blew off the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines jet as it made its ascent, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground. For instance: On Jan. Everyone — 367 passengers and 12 crew members — on the Japanese Airlines flight survived.)

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

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At the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) conference in March, I spoke with a Nissan dealer from Fairbanks, Alaska who mentioned that many residents there do not have garages and that EVs and even regular hybrids were a huge challenge due to the extreme cold winters. They include Urban Electric , Trojan Energy , and Rolec.