Automotive technology supplier Bosch has secured a contract to supply its clean diesel technology that will be used in General Motors' 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel vehicle. As part of the deal, the supplier will deliver fuel ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a proposal for a two-part regulation governing formaldehyde emissions from particleboard, MDF/HDF and hardwood plywood which is to apply in future across the whole of the USA. This ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant. T The newest addition to the Ecopia tire line, the M760 delivers high traction and long ...
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On September 1, 2013, the latest energy efficiency requirements for LED lighting products will be officially implemented in Europe. European energy efficiency requirements are mainly based on the requirements of the EU's ErP. Like LVD ...
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Several influential environmental groups are gearing up to sue the Obama administration for refusing to regulate US coal mines as major emitters of methane, a greenhouse gas that many scientists say is fueling climate change. Ashley ...
The world of trucks fuelled by natural gas has changed significantly with the announcement that Westport Innovations has acquired BAF Technologies (BAF) and its subsidiary, ServoTech Engineering (ServoTech), both of them in turn ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC, has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a premium drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB (California Air Resource Board) ...
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When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
Hybrids get great mileage, but some leave their owners disappointed because their window stickers promise better fuel economy than the cars deliver. We analyzed more than 315 cars and compared the results of our own tests with EPA window ...
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A British motoring icon, the Land Rover Range Rover has a decades-deep reputation for being an upscale, go-anywhere vehicle at home in royal company or traversing Midlands fields. Under BMW ownership, the previous-generation Range Rover set ...
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The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from refiners and other groups to overturn a lower-court decision denying its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's partial approval of the ethanol/gasoline blend E15. ...
The latest Chevrolet Spark is the most recent EV to attempt to shatter electric cars' reputation as anemic and inept. And it succeeds, being the best version of this small hatchback. Unlike the Mitsubishi i, this is no glorified golf cart. ...
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Exton, Pa.-based fluoropolymer resin and specialty chemicals company AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. has released AsahiGuard AG-E550D, a perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-free water- and oil-repellent finish for technical textiles and nonwovens. ...
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Summer is here and, unfortunately, so is the bugs. Outdoor pursuits are about to become inundated with pesky and potentially dangerous insects such as ticks and mosquitoes, which can cause Lyme disease and West Nile vrius. Insect ...
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EPA’s Pinocchio nose continues to grow longer. Despite a barrage of criticism following the admitted release of private farmer data to three environmental groups after a Freedom of Information Act request, EPA has clammed up and ...
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