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Here It Comes: Another Hot Summer in Europe

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The sweltering conditions upended vacations throughout the summer season as visitors collapsed from heat exhaustion at crowded tourist sites, and wildfires led to evacuations in Greece, Italy and Spain. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Heat insurance? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2024.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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The NeuroRights Foundation can claim much of the credit for the developments in Chile , Spain, and the U.N. Regulations are very much part of the future,” Herrmann says, “but establishing an international framework for thinking about how to regulate is a good start.”. He first raised the issue through his involvement with the.

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Kia Motors to accelerate diversification of global mobility services

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The vehicle line-up will include the new Carnival, which is nearing its Korean market launch, and a new EV model to be added in the future. It currently operates 500 Niro PHEVs and is one of the leading car-sharing providers in Spain. Building on the platform, Kia plans to provide multi-modal mobility services in the future.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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Print LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 20, 2009 -- Floyd Associates, a privately heldconsulting firm with operations in strategic development,investmentbanking, and mergers & acquisitions, has published a researchreport briefly analyzing plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles thatare currentlyin development or being produced.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. Spain is also placing trains (the AVE Series 103 , from Siemens) with a maximum speed of 350 km/h in service on selected corridors. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Tom Wigley, and Christopher Green questioned the relevance of the reference emissions scenarios that the IPCC used in the Fourth Assessment Report to underpin estimates of future warming trends. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., ” —UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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