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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon).

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Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.

Baua Electric

Another standout was langoustines prepared three ways: roasted with an umami-bomb condiment made from fermented vegetable scraps; in a milky bouillon with slivers of clementine and sliced button mushrooms; and chawanmushi (Japanese steamed egg custard) garnished with meat and juices from the shellfish’s carapace.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Globally, the United States and Brazil lead the production of ethanol, while the EU leads biodiesel production. Thus for India, with a large agricultural sector and a dependence on crude oil imports, biofuels can act as a key element of its decarbonization and energy security strategy.

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Tortillas and Ethanol

Plugs and Cars

And without cheap oil, corn would not have become Big Corn, the big agricultural combines (principally ADM and Cargill). Now corn is making a play for a chunk of the transportation market once surrendered to Big Oil. But America is beginning to be willing to pay for independence from Big Oil. And now corn production is down.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

Baua Electric

In the Where to Eat: 25 Best series, we’re highlighting our favorite restaurants in cities across the United States. The standout is the suadero, in which brisket is plucked from the pot, still dripping with juices, sliced into thick slabs and then loaded into fresh, two-bite tortillas with plenty of cilantro and onion.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Nogales, Arizona Friday, November 27, 2009 Nogales International United States Census 2010 Electric hybrid ‘car of the future’ visits Nogales area By Denise HolleyPublished Friday, November 27, 2009 10:03 AM MST Retired Sgt. and hopefully, a pix of the Nogales HS students will be posted soon.

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What Does Henry Waxman Know About Climate That Made Him Quit?

Creative Greenius

He knows that fracking California just helps put the unneeded nail in the coffin and that our current national orgy of oil production is the climate’s sodom and Gomorrah. I think Henry called “No mas!” Waxman knows that the Canadian tar sands are game over for the climate. Fair enough, Henry. Go in peace.

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