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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

John Shegerian People might say, how is that possible given that we’re talking more about environment and there are more companies like yours? Eventually the linings [of devices] break, and when they're rained upon, the very toxic materials [they contain] — mercury, lead, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium — come out.

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Schwarzenegger's Green Cred Fading with CARB Caos

Plugs and Cars

It is not the first time the governor has made bold promises on the environment while his administration dragged its feet behind the scenes. It's been pretty clear to me that the administration has been putting undue pressure on the leadership of the Air Resources Board," Nunez said during a Monday news conference.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. San Jose Mercury News ). By partnering with these two industries.

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Ford Making Aggressive Push With EcoBoost and Technologies Such as Ti-VCT for Improved Fuel Economy; Roadmap for Future Generations of EcoBoost Highlights Role as Company Strategy as Well as Product

Green Car Congress

Several years back, Ford engaged in a modelling strategy to determine what it’s fleet fuel economy should be over time given a proportional contribution to achieving an atmospheric CO 2 concentration of 450 ppm, said Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering. Mich, July 2009).