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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

Green Car Congress

Enefit’s modular design allows easy maintenance, process optimization and streamlined adaptability to the individual characteristics of different oil shale deposits. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. The efficiency of the technology comes from its 100% use of the mined oil shale.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

Cars That Think

In Tokyo, the fires merged into a firestorm so intense that it created its own wind system and set alight the city’s many wooden buildings. The twin earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February this year show the physical devastation and accompanying death toll that can occur when building codes are ignored and not enforced.

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