The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have introduced a new tool that will help scientists improve the quality of data that is used to safeguard consumers ...
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Solar Gard® a company of Saint-Gobain and global leader in the development, manufacturing and distribution of specialty films and backsheet materials, opened its new facility in Qingdao, China, today. Located in the Shandong province, ...
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ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston's four plants have gained the Energy Star certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The plants that have received the certification are located in Oregon, Minnesota, Richland and Quincy. ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor (TMC) has unveiled the new 2013 Avalon sedan in both gasoline and hybrid variants. The gasoline variant of Avalon sedan will be powered by a 3.5 litre DOHC V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic ...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a plan to clean up Diaz Chemical Superfund site in the western New York town of Holley. The EPA's proposed plan calls for the use of a heating technology to treat six areas of ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled its 2013 Sentra sedan in Dallas, US, which will be offered in S, FE+ S, SV, FE+ SV, SR and SL variants. The new sedan powered by a new 1.8litre DOHC 4-cylinder engine features twin continuously ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor has started production of the new hybrid 2013 Avalon sedan in Georgetown, Kentucky, US. The gasoline variant of Avalon sedan will be powered by a 3.5 litre DOHC V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic ...
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Toyota Motor Sales has rolled out special financing and a customer lease option for the 2012 RAV4 EV in California, US. The company said that the new all-electric RAV4 EV receives an EPA rated range of 103 miles, 78 city miles per gallon ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has unveiled its new 2012 Camry SE sport limited edition four-cylinder sedan. The new limited edition model is powered by 2.5L DOHC I4, 16 valve Dual VVT engine, which will be mated to 6-speed ECT-i automatic ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has unveiled the newly designed 2013 ES 350 and its hybrid variant ES 300h models. The ES 300h is offered with the Lexus Hybrid Drive, featuring a 2.5litre four-cylinder ...
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Scion, a brand of Toyota Motor, has launched its 2013 FR-S sports car, which will be available at all its dealerships in the US. The new rear-wheel drive sports car is powered by a 2.0litre boxer engine which generates 200hp output ...
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Various environment protection and health groups in Taiwan have sought a ban on expansion of the naphtha cracker operated by the Formosa Plastics Group in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township. Representatives of the Changhua Medical ...
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Genetically modified (GM) potatoes are set to be grown for the first time in Ireland, after Environmental Protection Agency Ireland (EPA) has given its approval to carry out trials. The plants will be modified to be resistant to Late ...
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Voith has introduced its patented SensoTop technology for heavy-duty transit buses into the North American market, which the company says will optimize bus transmission gear-shifting to reduce fuel consumption. Based on Voith's DIWA ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has certified the new Ford Escape as the most fuel efficient small SUV with an automatic transmission. The Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is certified at 33 mpg highway, which is 2 mpg better ...