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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Noble M400

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Today we're going exotic with this 2006 Noble M400. It's got a track oil pan and MagnaFlow exhaust without cats. Yes, if you have to ask, it's expensive -- the asking price here is $75,000. The crankshaft is lightened and balanced, and there are all sorts of performance parts/mods here.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Volvo XC90

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Today's 2006 Volvo XC90 is the latter case. Well our seller says it drips oil. And sometimes we share something that needs work but could be had cheap. Yes, I know XC90s aren't uncommon -- and usually, when I share something that needs a lot of work, it's a rarity. Still, this one could be had for just three grand.

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Used Car of the Day: 2006 Porsche Cayman S

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So, too, is today's pick -- a 2006 Porsche Cayman S. The seller is the second owner and says the oil has been changed every 2K miles and there are no cosmetic concerns beyond minor paint chips. As always, I try to pick used cars of the day that you, the B and B, would find interesting. Regardless of quality/price/mileage.

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Opinion: There Is No Such Thing As Peak Oil Demand

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Notwithstanding that oil demand has increased for over 150 years, it will eventually stop increasing. If oil demand were to reach an actual peak, then the top might be easier to predict. EIA data shows that 35 countries in all have already reached and descended from maximum oil demand. by Dwayne Purvis for Oilprice.com.

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Neste Oil awarded first RSPO-RED certificate for NExBTL renewable diesel production

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Neste Oil is the first company to be awarded an RSPO-RED Supply Chain certificate under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) new, more demanding certification system. The certificate covers the production of NExBTL renewable diesel at Neste Oil’s refineries in Porvoo, Rotterdam, and Singapore.

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NOAA study finds little evidence for large increases in total US methane emissions over the past decade

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A study by a team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory has found that methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the United States may not be rising as quickly as had been feared. 1 for 2006?2015, s’ following a site code indicates surface site.

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T&E study: Europe’s growing use of animal fats in fuels is becoming increasingly unsustainable; 8,800 dead pigs for Paris-NY flight

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Use of animal fat biodiesel has doubled in the past decade and is 40 times higher than it was in 2006. Airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air have recently struck large deals with oil suppliers for what are termed ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (SAF). And as we have seen with used cooking oil, this also increases the risk of fraud.

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