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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

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UPS Airlines CO 2 emissions per Available Ton Mile, historical and targeted. CO 2 lbs/ATM (Available Ton Mile), for a cumulative reduction of 42% since 1990. The introduction of biofuels, which UPS says it believes will be available before 2020. In 2008, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 13.2 Click to enlarge. MMT in 2007.customers

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3M Forms Strategic Relationship with Amperex Technologies for NMC Li-Ion Cathode Materials

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Patents on the 3M composition have been issued in China, Taiwan and USA. Amperex Technologies Limited supplies lithium-ion polymer battery to name-brand companies worldwide. more stable cathode-electrolyte interface is crucial to achieve the capacities needed to bring PHEVs to the market.

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"Spirit of DC" Taking on Las Vegas EVA, Monday Eve, 24 November 2008

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SEE below for December 2008 contents from Las Vegas EVA Watts Happening -- space that was reserved for Stan & Marianne, Bill and Amanda, Bill, Lloyd, Daniel, John, Michelle, et Las Vegas EVA'rs al for webblogging plus posting pixs of the "Spirit of DC" shining & showing on the 2nd level of the Texas Station Casino parking garage.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Unfortunately, Solyndra’s timing was terrible, global poly-silicon supplies caught up with rising demand, going from a high of $500 per kilogram in 2008 to a mere $35 on spot markets today. From a purely economic standpoint, there will be no reason for China to remain with silicon when better alternatives become available.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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From 1975, when the nation had barely begun producing its first transistors, to 2008, when he retired from teaching, Kim trained more than 100 students, effectively creating the first two generations of South Korean semiconductor experts. In academia, meanwhile, Kim had become a model to emulate.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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Finance Worldwide Argentina Australia New Zealand Brazil Canada China Chinese France French Canada Germany Hong Kong India Italy Japan Korea Mexico Singapore Spain Spanish Taiwan UK & Ireland Quotes and other information supplied by independent providers identified on the Yahoo! Look at What I used to Make Money at Home.