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Mexico proposes new heavy-duty vehicle emission standards aligned with Euro VI and EPA 2010

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Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) has proposed new heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, aligned with current standards in place in the rest of North America and in the European Union. And the climate benefits of the reductions in black carbon emissions are also a great step forward.

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UT Austin researcher awarded $15M for switchgrass traits studies

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Switchgrass is found in the tallgrass prairies across North America and can thrive in soils unsuitable for other crops, making it useful not only for livestock grazing and to prevent soil erosion, but as a potential biofuel. As glaciers and climate change occurred, their populations were pushed south. Tom Juenger. hallii var.

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UN scientific panel ranks overhaul of global environmental governance to meet 21st century challenges as top emerging issue; GEO-5 summary issued

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A complete overhaul of global environmental governance is urgently needed if the challenges of global sustainability are to be met for seven billion people, according to a wide-ranging Foresight Process conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). New Insights on Water-Land Interactions: Shift in the Management Paradigm?

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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“People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. You study many areas in civil engineering, including structures, soils, transportation, and the environment,” she says. She switched her major to civil and environmental engineering.

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2010 Prius Plug-in Hybrid Makes North American Debut at Los Angeles Auto Show; First Li-ion Battery Traction Battery Developed by Toyota and PEVE

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Toyota, at the Bloomberg Cars & Fuels conference 1 Dec. This first-generation lithium battery has undergone more than three years of coordinated field testing in Japan, North America and Europe in a wide variety of climatic environments and driving conditions. ” —Bill Reinert, National Mgr.

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Intel's Open Source Strategy

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I’m your host Stephen Cass , a senior editor at Spectrum, and before Before we start, I just want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics by signing up for one of our free newsletters. How do I replicate the environment? Yeah, absolutely.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010. By partnering with these two industries. GM Press Release ). Bloomberg ).

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