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Tesla deliveries in Israel are reportedly delayed due to missile strikes

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Tesla owners in parts of Israel are reportedly being told that the delivery of their all-electric Model 3 sedans is being delayed due to missile strikes in the Port of Ashdod. Earlier this year, Tesla started delivering vehicles to Israel after obtaining an import license in early 2021.

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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If the coating is applied to concrete on the street or on the walls of buildings, the harmless photodegradation products could be washed away by rain or wind, or manually cleaned off. Atmospheric pollution is a growing problem, particularly in urban areas and in less developed countries.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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Mineral Resources, at a workshop on Regional Cooperation for Clean Utilization of Oil Shale held at Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt in 2010. (In Syria started research and exploration on oil shale in the 1950s, said Majid Gerjes, Exploration Director, The General Establishment of Geology and. In 2005, Syria reactivated the effort.

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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

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Petrol heads and EV cynics can’t stand the fact that multiple governments all over the world are phasing out Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles and promoting EV’s to achieve oil independence and promote clean air for their citizens. In the early 2000's there was the “Euro 1” emission standard.

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Study finds even moderate air pollution can raise stroke risks; risk rises within hours of exposure

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Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34%, according to a new study by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. standards and protects human health. —Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DrPH, the study’s senior author. —Dan Costa.

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Primus Green Energy expands biomass-to-gasoline development plant in NJ; variant of the ExxonMobil MTG process

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Primus Green Energy —a US subsidiary of Israel Corporation’s renewable energy unit IC Green Energy Ltd. Primus Green Energy —a US subsidiary of Israel Corporation’s renewable energy unit IC Green Energy Ltd. This syngas is cleaned and conditioned and then catalytically converted into methanol for use in the MTG process.

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Nissan, Pima Association of Governments and ECOtality to Partner on EVs and EV Charging Infrastructure for Tucson Area

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—Colleen Crowninshield, manager of PAG’s Clean Cities Program. The EV Micro-Climate program, launched in January, is an integrated turn-key program that advances select areas with the needed infrastructure to support the adoption of electric transportation. Earlier post.).

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