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Evidence from glacier ice: Until it was banned, leaded gasoline dominated the anthropogenic lead emissions in South America

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Leaded gasoline was a larger emission source of the toxic heavy metal lead than mining in South America, even though the extraction of metals from the region’s mines historically released huge quantities of lead into the environment, according to a study by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the University of Bern.

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HELLA and Vahle developing wireless charging systems for plug-in vehicles

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Based in Kamen, Germany, Vahle has 15 years of experience in contact-free energy transfer in industrial environments, while HELLA is a recognized leader in the development of electronics, software, processes and production in the auto industry. Marc Rosenmayr, CEO for HELLA Electronics in North and South America.

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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They then used an annual time series (1985– 2015) of the normalized urban areas composite index (NUACI) to detect the year of urbanization and green recovery (vegetative regrowth or new plantings in built environments) for each pixel within this urbanized extent. commercial and industrial districts).

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USGS new estimates of global undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil and natural gas, excluding US

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All of these numbers represent technically recoverable oil and gas resources, which are those quantities of oil and gas producible using currently available technology and industry practices, regardless of economic or accessibility considerations. —USGS Director Marcia McNutt. The US imported approximately 11.4

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Lithium X acquires largest land position in Nevada’s Clayton Valley

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The geological structure of the sediment-filled deep basin underlying the claims is a rich environment, according to the company; analysis of geological, geophysical and drill log data shows evidence of potential lithium-bearing aquifers. The company plans to test several potential lithium-bearing aquifers on the Property.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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Looking ahead, even more customers and the environment will benefit from Volkswagen’s industry-leading EV architecture. For Ford, using Volkswagen’s MEB architecture is part of its more than $11.5 billion investment in electric vehicles worldwide. The work on these vehicle lines will create significant efficiencies for each company.

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Study finds that biofuel crops grown on marginal lands could produce up to half of worlds current liquid fuel consumption without impacting crops

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Maps of land available for bioenergy production under one of the scenario 4 in US, Europe, China, India, South America, and Africa. Under any of the projections, Africa has more than one third, and Africa and South America have more than half of the total land available for biofuel production. Credit: ACS, Cai et al.

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