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Mayors of 12 major cities pledge to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025; major areas to be zero-emission by 2030

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Together4Climate, organized by C40 Cities and the the We Mean Business coalition, focused discussions on three policy areas that have the greatest potential for cities and businesses to deliver on the ambition of the Paris Agreement: mobility, energy and urban planning.

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Jim Wangers, the Godfather of the GTO, useless at 96

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He attempted convincing his superiors that NASCAR‘s Pace While used to be a nice alternative to hype the modern 180-horse Energy Bundle for the small-block V8, however Wangers used to be advised that “Chevrolet is not into racing.” He persevered to be part of the road scene into the Eighties.)

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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

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According to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, GM and Honda rank Nº 1 and Nº 2, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed between 2002 and 2012, with more than 1,200 between them. GM and Honda are both leaders in fuel cell technology, with longstanding fuel cell research and development programs. Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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Although lodgepole pine and the mountain pine beetle have always co-existed as a natural part of the ecosystem in British Columbia’s interior forests, the beetle thrives under warm weather conditions. Jack Saddler, Dean of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, is leading a C$1.1-million million (US$1.0-million) million (US$7.2-million)

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EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

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The US Environmental Protection Agency released its expected Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing the implementation of changes to the existing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS1) as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The law calls for indirect land use change to be part of the [lifecycle] analysis.

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