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Junkyard Find: 1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

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The Reatta's engine was the good old 3.8-liter The only Reatta transmission available was a four-speed automatic. These wheels are a bit scraper-ish, but that's an East Bay style and this car is in a yard just outside Denver. This Reatta has such stickers inside the engine compartment.

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Junkyard Find: 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit 4-Door

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From the time of the first KdF-Wagens until distressingly deep into the 1970s, Volkswagens had air-cooled engines in back and rode on goofy 1930s chassis designs. The closest I'd come was a '77 two-door in Denver , but then I hit pay dirt in a Northern California yard last week. That's when Pick-n-Pull got the call to drag it away.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Subaru BRAT GL

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It was available here in sedan , coupe , hatchback , and wagon form… and as a pickup known as the BRAT. Today's Junkyard Find is a second-generation BRAT, found in a self-service yard between Denver and Cheyenne. This oil-change sticker shows that it was still in Pennsylvania in 1993. The engine is a 1.8-liter

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University of Texas at Austin study measuring methane emissions released from natural gas production

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist. This study is unparalleled in its scope and approach.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan—the second-generation of the vehicle—is powered by the latest version of the EA888 four-cylinder engine, the 2.0L This is the only engine/transmission combination available in the Tiguan in the US. 3 engine in the Volkswagen Group.). liter Gen 3 engine. 2018 VW Tiguan.

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Guerrilla charging: theft or public service?

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And he is taunting the authorities in Denver to fine the owner of the Tesla he found plugged in at the airport. And if I want to get nit-picky, I'd point out that the garage doesn't incur the expense for cleaning up after the electric car's leaking oil nor the electricity to power the fans to exhaust the exhaust.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. billion available for highway, transit, bridge, rail, shipyard and airport construction and repairs nationwide. Denver Regional Transportation District, Colorado: $770,000. Denver Regional Transportation District, Colorado: $325,000.

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