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Worldwatch Institute study expects number of countries running high-speed rail nearly to double by 2014

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A 2006 study, High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US , released by the Center for Neighborhood Technologies, found that HSR lines in Europe and Japan released 30-70 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger-kilometer, versus 150 grams for automobiles and 170 grams for airplanes. —Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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Mr. Wolen’s dishes are almost too impressive for a neighborhood spot like Boka, which recently turned 20 years old. KEVIN PANG 2537 North Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago; 773-489-9554; lulacafe.com West Town Eclectic, Global Reservation sites require that restaurants label themselves with a particular cuisine. It serves Lula Cafe food.

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Why the Internet needs the InterPlanetary File System

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It starts by querying peers: other computers in the user’s vicinity, others in the same house or office, others in the same neighborhood, others in the same city—expanding progressively outward to globally distant locations, if need be, until the system finds a copy of what you’re looking for.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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percent of the global graphite supply, respectively, while Brazil handles about 6 percent. While Turkey technically has the world’s largest graphite reserves, production has been extremely limited due to a lack of investment. China is also responsible for controlling the raw materials needed to construct them in the first place.&

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