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If the cash were in various denominations, like $5s, $10s and $20s, the weight of $1 million in cash could be closer to 250 pounds (115 kilograms), which could bring the overall weight of last weekend’s haul to a whopping 7,500 pounds (3,400 kilograms), or about 3 1/2 tons (3.18 metric tonnes).
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Sean Murphy, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The company found that BLOOM’s final training emitted 50 tonnes of CO2—equivalent to about a dozen flights from New York City to Sydney.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
The airline will serve the route with its A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of up to 306 passengers and 20 tonnes of cargo.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Starting September 1st, gas or hybrid SUVs, and other larger vehicles weighing over 1.6 tonnes (1.76 tons), will be charged €18 (around $19.40) per hour to park in the center of Paris, and €12 (around $12.90) per hour in the rest of the city.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
Industrial carbon removal costs at least $1,000 per tonne removed; many other climate solutions either have costs lower than $10 per ton, and some have negative costs, saving money immediately.
—Jonathan Foley, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
California startup Ebb Carbon could start using seawater to remove hundreds of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air as soon as this year, according to plans and permit applications filed with the city of Port Angeles in Washington state.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024
The ship, arranged by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity, is carrying nearly 200 tonnes of aid to be delivered via a jetty being prepared in Gaza, with a second ship expected to sail soon.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
And it’s soared ever since, hitting 459 million tonnes per year in 2019.
—Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
Sean Murphy, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The company found that BLOOM’s final training emitted 50 tonnes of CO2—equivalent to about a dozen flights from New York City to Sydney.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Mar. 2024
The airline will serve the route with its A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of up to 306 passengers and 20 tonnes of cargo.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Starting September 1st, gas or hybrid SUVs, and other larger vehicles weighing over 1.6 tonnes (1.76 tons), will be charged €18 (around $19.40) per hour to park in the center of Paris, and €12 (around $12.90) per hour in the rest of the city.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
Industrial carbon removal costs at least $1,000 per tonne removed; many other climate solutions either have costs lower than $10 per ton, and some have negative costs, saving money immediately.
—Jonathan Foley, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
California startup Ebb Carbon could start using seawater to remove hundreds of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air as soon as this year, according to plans and permit applications filed with the city of Port Angeles in Washington state.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024
The ship, arranged by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity, is carrying nearly 200 tonnes of aid to be delivered via a jetty being prepared in Gaza, with a second ship expected to sail soon.
—Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
And it’s soared ever since, hitting 459 million tonnes per year in 2019.
—Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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