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Byton Brings The Production-Ready Byton M-Byte Out To Play In Frankfurt

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Byton took to the floor of the Frankfurt Auto Show this week to show off the production-ready version of the fully electric Byton M-Byte SUV. We loved what we saw of the M-Byte at the Los Angeles Auto Show in late 2018 and again in Las Vegas in January, but all of that had to be calibrated against the fact that it was not the production version

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The human cost of palm oil development

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The oil palm industry likes to present itself as a success story in fighting rural poverty in tropical countries, an image supported by a recent article in The Conversation. Is it true? The answer …

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Volkswagen ID.3 vs. Nissan LEAF & Hyundai Kona EV — Range & Price Comparisons

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We still don’t have much info on the Volkswagen ID.3, but we have a little bit to go on regarding price and range. The base version of the ID.3 is supposed to be under €30,000. I’m assuming that means just under, so will round up to €30,000. The “up to” (idealistic) WLTP range on that trim is 330 km (205 miles). How do these figures compare to the Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Kona

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State ramps up pressure on Chevron over oil leaks in western Kern

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State oil regulators turned up the heat on Chevron Tuesday, ordering the company to provide still more information about eight recent or ongoing uncontrolled releases of oily fluid in the Cymric Oil …

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Climate Change Is Reducing The Beach Area At Ballena Marine National Park, Costa Rica

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The accumulation of greenhouse emissions in the atmosphere has caused an increase in global temperatures, causing deterioration to the polar caps, as well as the expansion of saltwater molecules which end up occupying more space. As a result, the sea level rises and the wave range breaks closer to coastal areas

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Malaysia end-Aug palm oil stocks fall to 2.25 mln T -MPOB

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s palm oil stockpiles at the end of August declined 5.3% from the previous month to 2.25 million tonnes, industry regulator the Malaysian Palm Oil Board …

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How technology feeds extreme weather fears – New York Post

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How technology feeds extreme weather fears  New York Post

With Hurricane Dorian headed out to sea and vastly diminished from the monster that slammed the northeastern Bahamas, it’s time to consider how the advance …

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Even if Injection of Fracking Wastewater Stops, Quakes Won’t

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Jacob Walter likes to remind people that what has transpired in Oklahoma over the past decade is unprecedented in human history. Walter is Oklahoma’s state seismologist, and he is talking about the …

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Chile reports low-pathogenic avian flu in turkeys – WATTAgNet Industry News & Trends

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Chile reports low-pathogenic avian flu in turkeys  WATTAgNet Industry News & Trends

Learn about a new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of turkeys in Chile, as well as new avian influenza cases in Mexico and Taiwan.

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