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UMTRI study shows wide global variability in GHG emissions from operating an EV

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L/100 km) for a BEV; on the other extreme are Botswana and Gibraltar (which generate 100% of their electricity from coal and oil), each with 29.0 country-specific electricity production by fuel source compiled by the International Energy Agency. MPG ghg (0.05 MPG ghg (8.1 The corresponding value for the US is 55.4 MPG ghg (4.2

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Giga Aims to Find and Connect the World’s Schools

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But a new joint initiative from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and UNICEF seeks to fill that gap. So far Giga has assisted Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, and Zimbabwe on infrastructure mapping—while 34 countries in all that have to date been involved with the project.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. Maria Oden , also a bioengineering professor, founded the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies.

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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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Jump to: Credit… Miriam Martincic A recent Booking.com global survey of 31,000 travelers found that 71 percent of respondents want to leave the places they visit better than when they arrived. At Kennedy Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, these travelers wont have to set foot in the main security checkpoint.

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