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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Sentra with 320,165 miles

The Truth About Cars

However, I do make an effort to shoot inmates of car graveyards in other states (including Minnesota , Wisconsin , Illinois , Nevada , North Carolina , Arizona , North Dakota , Washington and Wyoming ) and other countries ( Sweden , England ). The Mexican-market commercials for this car are more fun.

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New yeast engineered by BESC, Mascoma could accelerate production of cellulosic ethanol

Green Car Congress

Although cellulosic biomass such as corn stover, wheat straw and bagasse (the fibrous remains after sugar is extracted from sugarcane or sorghum) is abundant and cheap, because of recalcitrance—a plant’s resistance to releasing sugars for conversion to alcohol—it is much more difficult to utilize than corn.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). Cheap debt issuance alone, even if backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Flexible Debt Capital.

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