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The Chevrolet Volt is giving its extended range electric vehicle customers a great deal with an eight year/100,000 mile (whichever comes first) warranty for its lithium-ion battery. The battery pack has some 161 components, nine modules and 288 cells. The warranty is offering coverage for all the parts. The battery is basically made up [...]
CHICAGO (July 1, 2010) — The discovery of spawning Asian carp in the Wabash River shows the crisis is advancing on multiple fronts and demands aggressive and immediate action to deal with the Asian carp crisis, says a coalition of national and Great Lakes groups.
SIXTEEN months and more than $4 million later, the clean-up from the Pacific Adventurer oil spill disaster in Queensland is about to be declared over.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) published a report on low-carbon innovation in the United Kingdom. The report follows Friday’s announcement that DECC is to cut ?34 million from its low-carbon funding – around 18% of DECC’s existing funding. The cuts include a ?3 million reduction in the budget of the Offshore Wind Capital Grants Scheme [...]
As climate change causes the Arctic sea ice to recede, our ship Esperanza has sailed north of Svalbard to survey the poorly understood Arctic Ocean seabed. On the surface, the crew are observing and recording the diverse wildlife that has adapted to survive in this unique and harsh environment. Beneath the waves we are [...]
JAPANESE researchers are testing dolphins’ visual capacity by screening nature movies on big screen plasma TVs in front of their tanks.