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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Understanding is most advanced in evaluating the health impacts of the major regional air pollutants, and builds on previous peer-reviewed analysis such as that undertaken to inform the CAFE Programme. —Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe. Log scale) Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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It’s a really exciting time for the nuclear industry,” says Victor Ibarra Jr. , Instead of building an airport, one analogy goes, crafting an SMR is like building an aircraft. NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well.

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

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. tech industry during the 1990s. They think BYD has a shot at becoming the worlds largest automaker, primarily by selling electric cars, as well as a leader in the fast-growing solar power industry. "Too many new roads."

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