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Catalytic Converter Theft: Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

Unlike other vehicular components that might bear serial numbers or unique identifiers, catalytic converters are generally anonymous once detached, making them difficult for law enforcement to trace back to a specific crime. This step increases the chances of recovery and helps law enforcement trace the part back to a specific crime.

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Japan’s Offshore Wind Market Finally Looks Set to Launch

GreenTechMedia

Although Japan's first offshore wind pilot projects date back to 2003, the country had just 66 megawatts of capacity in the water at the end of 2019. megawatts in size — will automatically qualify for the feed-in tariff, a briefing note from law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe said.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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Bulgarian Coal-Fired Power Plant May be Under-Reporting Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Investigation Finds

DeSmogBlog

More than a dozen — including Brikel, Bobov Dol and others checked by GMI Verify — were privatized between 2003 and 2008 at low prices and through controversial tender processes. Three years later, Bulgaria passed new laws restricting offshore ownership. The ownership histories of several of the other plants are unclear. and Cyprus.

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Politicians knew the inconvenient truth about the Colorado River 100 years ago — and ignored it

Grist

When did you both realize that the conventional wisdom about the framers of Colorado River law using bad data was incorrect? Las Vegas today is serving 40 to 50 percent more people with less water than it was in 2003. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. Was there an “aha” moment? Demands have been going down.

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Tofurky Trots offer alternative Thanksgiving races for vegetarians

AGreenLiving

Founded in 2003, it is based in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. She’d just graduated from law school, and she, a few of her classmates and Tofurky founder Seth Tibbott put the race together. Tofurky Trot history The first recorded Thanksgiving Day race took place in 1896 in Buffalo, New York.

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Are carbon offsets the answer to the climate change crisis?

Business Green

One such organisation is The Gold Standard, established by 2003 by WWF and a group of NGOs, whose aim it is to ensure projects adhere to the highest levels of environmental integrity and contribute to sustainable development. Beyond personal.