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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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Super-emitters are facilities, equipment, and other infrastructure, typically in the fossil-fuel, waste, or agriculture sectors, that emit methane at high rates. Methane absorbs infrared light in a unique pattern—a spectral fingerprint—that EMIT’s imaging spectrometer can discern with high accuracy and precision.

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Volkswagen Group 2014 sustainability report shows progress on key environmental performance indicators; Strategy 2018 and leadership in e-mobility

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The largest sales market for the Volkswagen Group is the Asia-Pacific region, followed by Western Europe, North America, South America and Central and Eastern Europe. 27 of the 43 Volkswagen brand plants on four continents are currently taking part in the environmental program. This report is a business card of our Group.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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The IEA roadmap on fuel economy of internal combustion engines is part of the IEA series Technology Roadmaps. The report treats different motorized modes separately, with a focus on light-duty vehicles (LDVs), heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and powered two-wheelers. Technology Roadmap.

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Study Finds That Plankton Blooms Do Not Send Atmospheric Carbon to the Deep Ocean; Weakens Iron Fertilization as Geo-Engineering Approach

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The Carbon Explorers involved in the study were launched in January, 2002, as part of the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX), a collaboration led by scientists from Moss Landing Marine Laboratory and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Instead of stopping after 60 days, however, the Carbon Explorers kept operating.

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Cellulosic nanocrystals from biomass waste for thermoplastics for automotive applications

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They are light, but very strong—30% lighter and 3-to-4 times stronger. We believe that a lot of car parts, including dashboards, bumpers, side panels, will be made of nano-sized fruit fibers in the future. Cellulose is the main material that makes up the wood in trees and other parts of plants. —Alcides Leão, Ph.D.,

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Final session on international mercury convention this week expected to culminate in agreement; UNEP Global Mercury Assessment 2013 finds industrial source Hg emissions may be rising

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Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry. Increasing industrialization has made Asia the main source region of mercury emissions to air, with East and Southeast Asia accounting for about 40% of the global total, and South Asia for a further 8%. Source: UNEP.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The company went on to design and manufacture mobile-phone handsets and parts for Motorola ( MOT , Fortune 500 ), Nokia ( NOK ), Sony Ericsson, and Samsung. This "human resource advantage" is "the most important part" of BYDs strategy, Wang says. "Their cars are way behind Toyota, for sure," Sokol admits.

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