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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The higher usage and unique BEV use cases translate to more problems experienced using the app in comparison to those with an internal combustion engine vehicle. BEV owners in particular use their app at least 68% of the time, primarily to monitor the charging process and to view their vehicle’s available range.

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Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of improved cookstoves (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the black carbon particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires. —Kar et al. Abhishek Kar, Ibrahim H.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

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Thier technical development unit has examined how the carbon footprint of electric cars in compares with that of internal combustion engines. With a clear result. And the clear result is EV’s are way better [7]. From the graph it shows how the VW ID.3 link] A typical passenger vehicle emits about 5.07

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State Department releases final environmental impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline Project; analysis of GHG emissions

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Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oil sands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. Source: FEIS, Appendix V. Click to enlarge. The NETL study serves as a key input for analyses conducted by EPA and DOE. —FEIS.

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World Bank report examines likely impacts and risks associated with a 4 °C global warming within this century

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Tropical South America, central Africa, and all tropical islands in the Pacific are likely to regularly experience heat waves of unprecedented magnitude and duration. Projections for a 4°C world show a dramatic increase in the intensity and frequency of high-temperature extremes.

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. Brewster, S.C.,