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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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Emissions from automobile exhaust systems have decreased in recent years due to the introduction of cleaner fuels and new control technologies on internal combustion engines, as well as increases in numbers of hybrid and electric vehicles. and PM 10 , including of NTP and TP emissions, at key selected London trial sites.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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An estimated 84% of global transportation-attributable deaths occurred in G20 countries, and 70% occurred in the four largest vehicle markets in 2015: China, India, the European Union, and the United States. Transportation-attributable PM 2.5 and ozone deaths, associated mortality rates, and population in G20 economies in 2015.

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Codeveloper of NASA’s Newest Lunar Retroreflector Dies at 78

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Christopher Davis Codeveloper of a lunar retroreflector Life Fellow, 78; died 1 April Davis taught engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park for 48 years. Born in Manchester, England, he moved to the United States in 1973 to work as an instructor and research associate at Cornell. of Ontario, Canada.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

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—Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of maintenance and engineering, international operations. UPS and the University of Washington Urban Freight Lab will evaluate the cargo eBike’s reliability, design and integration into Seattle’s infrastructure over the next year.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace. There’s also a risk, however slight, that the pressure vessel could explode.

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New report suggests bioenergy crops are not a risk to food production

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The report also identifies five ways that countries as diverse as the United States and Brazil can achieve their targets to increase energy security, foster rural economic development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. —Dr Glaucia Souza, University of São Paulo. Kline et al. Souza, Glaucia M., Osseweijer, P., Clancy, J.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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With increased demand for crude oil and petroleum products still shown in all international assessments, the market will need to react. More money is needed, otherwise production fields will be closed down and international clients, including utilities or chemical companies, will bear the brunt of it.

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