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Traffic volume on rural and urban roads in the United States: 1991-2016

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This analysis was conducted to examine changes in traffic volume on rural and urban roads in the United States from 1991 through 2016. This decline is due primarily to the ongoing urbanization of the United States. by Michael Sivak. The total number of lane miles—rural plus urban— increased by 8% from 1991 through 2016.).

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

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After 16 years of writing about junkyard vehicles, I've come to appreciate the marques that have so few models sold in the United States that I can capture the entire span of their offerings in the automotive marketplace, just by visiting my local Ewe Pullets enough times. Daihatsu sold but two models here. Sterling had two.

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S&P Global: US faces new challenges meeting increased demand for critical minerals spurred by IRA

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Copper is not currently listed as a critical mineral in the United States and does not qualify for IRA tax credits. While there is enough cobalt produced in FTA countries to meet the IRA domestic sourcing requirement, the United States does not currently source most of its cobalt from those countries.

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EIA: biofuels are displacing petroleum-based distillate fuel oil consumption on the West Coast

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Consumption of distillate fuel oil in the US West Coast, as measured by product supplied, decreased to its lowest level since 2002 last year and continues its decline this year, according to the latest “This Week in Petroleum” report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Gasoline consumption per capita was calculated using the population estimates in the ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Consumption per capita dropped from 414 gallons in 2019 to 356 gallons in 2020, again a drop of 14%.

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China’s 2005 Carbon Emissions Almost Twice As Much As 2002 Emissions

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Carbon emissions associated with increased exports from China (left), as part of a more systematic view of increased national emissions (right), 2002 to 2005. Researchers from Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, estimated in the study that China’s 2005 carbon emissions were 80.59% or more higher than 2002 emissions. “

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Study: Crop relocation can help buffer US agriculture from climate change but southern states may face massive loss of productive land

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The research applied a new approach to barley, corn, cotton, soybeans, rice, and wheat crops to estimate the economic potential of crop reallocation in the United States over the next 50 years. In order to avoid these losses, 57% of counties in the United States would be required to plant different crops than they currently do.