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Toyota Tundra in Giant Lever Exhibit
2013-05-31 22:18:57| IT Services - Topix.net
The Toyota Tundra pickup truck that towed NASA's space shuttle Endeavour part of the way to the California Science Center in October 2012 is now part of the center's Giant Lever exhibit.
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California Science Center Unveils Giant Lever Exhibit Featuring the Toyota Tundra Used During ...
2013-05-31 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
LOS ANGELES - The California Science Center, in partnership with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the Toyota Tundra full-size pick-up truck used to tow the Space Shuttle Endeavour over the 405 Freeway Manchester Boulevard Bridge during its journey through Los Angeles and Inglewood Streets. The Tundra is on display as part of the Giant Lever Exhibit, located in the California Science Center/California African American Museum parking structure adjacent to the science center entrance. ...This story is related to the following:Pickup Trucks | Adjustable Levers |
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Tundra Carbon Impact?
2013-05-18 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: There is a concern with the carbon stored in the form of frozen partially decomposed vegetation in the vast tundra of the north. When the permafrost melts, it may releases carbon in the form of carbon dioxide and methane, both of which are greenhouse gases. The amount of greenhouse gases which will be released from the Arctics stockpile of carbon may be more secure than scientists thought. In a 20-year experiment that warmed patches of chilly ground, tundra soil kept its stored carbon, researchers...
Research Into Carbon Storage in Arctic Tundra
2013-05-16 22:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: When UC Santa Barbara doctoral student Seeta Sistla and her adviser, environmental studies professor Josh Schimel, went north not long ago to study how long-term warming in the Arctic affects carbon storage, they had made certain assumptions. "We expected that because of the long-term warming, we would have lost carbon stored in the soil to the atmosphere," said Schimel. The gradual warming, he explained, would accelerate decomposition on the upper layers of what would have previously been frozen...
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Toyota Shows Refreshed Tundra in Very Competitive Truck Market
2013-02-08 04:08:34| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled its refreshed 2014 Tundra at the Chicago Auto Show in the increasingly competitive pickup market. But it faces a big hurdle: pickup buyers are among the most loyal in the auto industry and its hard to pry the keys from Chevy, Ford or Ram pickup owners and convince them to swap [...]The Article Toyota Shows Refreshed Tundra in Very Competitive Truck Market appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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