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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

Cars That Think

He is the quintessential modern explorer, for whom every big mission has a purpose, which generally boils down to environmental and climate-change awareness. IEEE Spectrum interviewed Bertrand Piccard at a pivotal moment in the hydrogen-powered aircraft project, with the plane, called Climate Impulse , about 40 percent built.

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Marine Scientists Issue Monaco Declaration Calling for Immediate Action to Reduce Ocean Acidification

Green Car Congress

Green areas indicate waters supersaturated with aragonite carbonate and favoring shell formation, with darker color indicating more favorable conditions. Red areas are those where waters are under-saturated in aragonite and so hostile to shell formation by marine organisms, with darker color indicating greater under-saturation.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with Manual Transmission

The Truth About Cars

The General's Oldsmobile Division reached a high-water mark of sorts for the 1991 model year, with 11 distinct models available. Most Detroit car manufacturers naming cars after European places choose locations that have warm climates and/or lots of glamorous rich people (e.g., Monaco , Biarritz , Granada , Torino ).