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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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ITU facilitates focus groups in radio communications, standards development, and telecommunications development to establish guidelines and standards. For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals. International Telecommunication Union secretary-general.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

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First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report. to have 20 countries in various stages of implementation by 2015 by which time the tool will be self-implementing and ready for global rollout.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them. That pace collapsed to virtually zero soon after the second crash, in Ethiopia, when regulators around the world grounded the plane.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. Boeing’s manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they’re legally accountable to meet,” the F.A.A. In short, it appears that F.A.A.’s

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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We are seeing increased stability and quality performance within our own factories, but we’re working to get the supply chain caught up to the same standards,” Boeing’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun, said on a call with investor analysts and reporters in October.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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We are seeing increased stability and quality performance within our own factories, but we’re working to get the supply chain caught up to the same standards,” Boeing’s chief executive, Dave Calhoun, said on a call with investor analysts and reporters in October.

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