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Bradford: Twelve Years A Failure – His Reason To Kill CCAs

Creative Greenius

That’s been the strategy of SCE’s man-on-the inside of the California State Assembly, Steven Bradford, who says he “ resents the implications ” that he is carrying water for his former employers and current campaign contributors. .

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Study finds that bioenergy crops could have a significant impact on the hydrologic cycle of a region

Green Car Congress

Under present weather conditions, miscanthus and switchgrass utilized more water than maize for total seasonal evapotranspiration by approximately 58% and 36%, respectively. This is good for maximizing the amount of biomass that an acre of land can produce, Kumar said, but it also increases water use. Water is a significant issue.

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

Green Car Congress

Yunnan Province, located in far southwest China, has a population of about 50 million, concentrated in about eight large cities, and borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Yunnan also offers an annual water supply of 222 billion cubic meters, more than ten thousand cubic meters of water per person.

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VinFast and Pininfarina detail designs of VF 8 and VF 9 EVs

Green Car Congress

At Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022) in Barcelona, Vietnam-based VinFast and Pininfarina illustrated the details of the interior and exterior design of their electric vehicles, VF 8 and VF 9. VinFast also proactively applies multiple solutions that help reduce water waste and chemical emissions.

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Singapore Company Trialing Natural Gas Econic Waste Collection Vehicle

Green Car Congress

This is the case in Stockholm, where experience with this technology has been gained over more than six years, and the biogas is produced from waste water and to an extent also from household waste. Fueled with biogas from renewable resources, the Econic is even carbon-neutral.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Alchemie’s machines dye cotton using 95 percent less water and 70 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy. They dye polyester using 95 percent less water and 85 percent less energy.

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Rolls-Royce secures first order for new wave-piercing offshore platform supply vessel; reduced fuel consumption and enhanced safety

Green Car Congress

The hull pierces through the water, rather than riding on top of the waves, allowing the vessel to run continuously at service speeds regardless of the sea state, reducing fuel consumption and improving crew comfort.

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