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NSC: US motor vehicle fatalities up 9% in 1H 2016; trending toward deadliest driving year since 2007

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Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicate motor vehicle deaths were 9% higher through the first six months of 2016 than in 2015, and 18% higher than two years ago at the six month mark. The total estimated cost of these deaths and injuries is $205 billion. million were seriously injured.

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2016 Billion Ton Report shows US could sustainably produce at least 1B tons biomass by 2040 for bioeconomy

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The 2016 Billion-Ton Report , volume 1, updates and expands upon analysis in the 2011 US Billion-Ton Update ( earlier post ), which was preceded by the 2005 US Billion Ton Study ( earlier post ). The Billion Ton 2016 is the third in the series of these Billion Ton reports. and Allegheny Science and Technology).

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Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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Propane autogas, a domestically produced fuel, costs the company an average of $1 per gallon, versus their $2 per gallon cost of diesel. Mickey Body in High Point, North Carolina, upfitted the vehicles with side-load beverage bays. Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale.

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Start-up commercializing NC State technology for drop-in biofuels; full commercial production targeted for 2016

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This mitigates transportation costs of both the feedstock and the produced fuel. A similar effort of securing the land, capital and infrastructure for the full-scale production plant (10 million gallons/year) will occur starting in August 2014 with the first full-scale production targeted to begin in July 2016.

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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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The Bioenergy Technologies Office is working to produce cost-competitive ($3/gallon of gasoline equivalent) advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more versus petroleum-based alternatives. Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. BETO awards.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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The Singapore-flagged Dali had previously collided with a dock at Port of Antwerp in 2016. Statements were also made that he plans for the federal government to pick up the entire cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. That incident was attributed to mistakes made by the master and pilot on board.

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Hyperloop: An Engineering Marvel or An Elite Day Dream

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We already discussed the cost of building a hyperloop but haven’t discussed the price we have to pay. Hyperloop: How Much Do The Tickets Cost? Musk claimed in his Hyperloop Alpha paper that his LA-San Francisco route could be built for one-tenth the cost of a high-speed rail option. ” Now the real question.

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