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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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The state highway systems in New Jersey (50 th ), Alaska (49 th ), Rhode Island (48 th ), Hawaii (47 th ), Massachusetts (46 th ) and New York (45 th ) rank at the bottom of the nation in overall performance and cost-effectiveness. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states. —Baruch Feigenbaum.

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Rutgers study: facial and head injuries from electric scooters “a rising epidemic”

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—co-author Amishav Bresler, a resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Children use motorized scooters marketed as toys, but in reality, certain models can reach speeds of almost 30 miles per hour. The study showed about 5% of the injuries were fractures, most frequently in the skull or nose.

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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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In addition, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been operating on B20 since 2000. The law also calls for the city to conduct a pilot program that studies the feasibility of using B20 throughout the whole year.

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UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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The 130 hybrids all will be deployed next year, with 30 going to New York and New Jersey and 100 to California. The fleet is deployed in eight countries besides the US and since 2000, has traveled 185 million miles (298 million km).

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Remember when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000 and, seemingly overnight, some companies ceased making millions hand-over-fist? New Jersey is second only to California in adoption of solar infrastructure. a US-based public company engaged in developing and commercializing a revolutionary new solar power technology.

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NOAA: US Experienced Above-Normal Temperatures and Below-Normal Precipitation in April

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C) above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14 th warmest April on record). cm) below the 1901-2000 average. Record warmth prevailed in Illinois and the northeast, namely Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey, each of which had its warmest April on record. C), which is 2.3 °F April’s average precipitation was 2.18

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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This report was written and compiled by Sandra Curtin and Jennifer Gangi of Fuel Cells 2000, an activity of Breakthrough Technologies Institute in Washington, DC. The report also highlights efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, Texas and other states to advance fuel cell technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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