What the company said was a problem with the driver's side floor mat catching the gas pedal and holding it open, the company looked bad when the government said the problem stemmed from the throttle-by-wire system.
The plan means that some of the capital's eye-catching gas holders, built by the Victorians but out of use since the 1960s, will be demolished to make way for houses and parks, transforming 84 acres of disused brownfield land into public space.
Among those vying for the madcap award are the magnificent Mylar pantaloons: silvery breeches designed to contain various charcoal products for catching whiffy gases released by the rear, and the charmingly named 'Joy, Beauty, Life Cascade'.
However, existing carbon capture practices use the method of point capture, catching carbon gases at the source, requiring a significant initial investment in additional facilities, infrastructure, and maintenance of underground storage.
Each of the 12 officers' deaths since 1983 involved a Crown Victoria gas tank catching fire, often after being hit in the rear in a high-speed crash.
— For weeks, residents in this community of trim suburban homes in the hills near San Francisco International Airport had reported catching the occasional whiff of natural gas in the bay breezes.
Those hopes were more or less dashed.A speech by Barack Obama on September 22nd acknowledged that America which failed to ratify the Kyoto protocol limiting emissions of greenhouse gases by rich countries—has some catching up to do.
"Egyptians will never let the Muslim Brotherhood rule — over our dead bodies," said Heba Samir, 36, catching her breath by the Nile after fleeing tear gas outside the state television building.
But with gas prices high, more people seem to be catching their waves closer to home.
Larger economies, until recently, have managed better than small ones to mask the impacts of exhausting their natural capital and contributing heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, but the consequences of this neglect are catching up with them too.
