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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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Exxon’s models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago

Grist

Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Potsdam in Germany found that Exxon’s estimates from 1977 to 2003 proved to be just as precise as those from independent academics and government scientists. The judge who ruled in Exxon’s favor said at the time that the case was “a securities fraud case, not a climate change case.”.

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Texas Crisis Drives First Public Power Bankruptcy, With More Fallout Expected

GreenTechMedia

On Monday, Griddy was shut down by ERCOT for failure to pay its bills, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the company on the grounds that it violated state deceptive trade practices law by failing to disclose that risk or prepare financially to protect its customers. Larger power companies are also feeling the pinch.

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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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COP27: Unshackling the demand for renewables

Business Green

We find that the net-metering laws are widely varied across the globe and even within a single country. When I started in 2003, just getting anyone to pick up the phone and talk to you about sustainability or renewable energy was a real challenge. Within sustainability, do you see the role of advisory changing going forward?

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