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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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China remains the main engine of demand growth, but more stringent policies to curb air pollution will slow growth. In the United States, fuel-economy standards for passenger cars will curb gasoline demand with growth coming from the petrochemical sector, which is thriving thanks to low-cost ethane.

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MIT team finds lead levels higher in Indian Ocean than northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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Since the 1970s, leaded gasoline has been slowly phased out worldwide, as studies have shown that lead can cause neurological and cardiovascular damage and degrade vehicles’ catalytic converters. But while leaded gasoline usage has decreased drastically in the last few decades, lead is still pervasive in the environment.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots. SZ (1) 6753.T

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