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Taking the Long Way Home From Alaska

Baua Electric

7, 1941, the United States, in cooperation with the Canadian authorities, set out to build a highway from British Columbia to Alaska, then a territory and viewed as vulnerable to attack by Japan. In preparation, my son found a 1972 road map of western Canada and eastern Alaska that has remained fairly accurate.

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Alaska Airlines launching 75 flights powered by 20% biofuel blend in the US; SkyNRG the fuel supplier

Green Car Congress

Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights in the United States powered by a biofuel blend, starting this Wednesday. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, will continue to operate select flights between Seattle and the two cities over the next few weeks using a 20% blend of renewable biofuel.

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

Charged EVs

One of these is Westwater Resources, which controls what it says is the second-biggest graphite deposit in the US (the biggest is in a remote region of Alaska). The company is currently building a graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama. Charged : Tell us about the processing plant Westwater is building in rural Alabama.

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SpaceX to launch quartet of mini geostationary satellites in 2023

Teslarati

Known as MicroGEO, the comparatively tiny satellites Astranis is building aim to offer prospective customers an alternative to the immense, expensive satellites that dominate modern geostationary (GEO) communications. For twice the price, a prospective customer could easily buy a satellite with at least five to ten times the throughput.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

Less than two months later, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane with eight hours of total flight time was briefly grounded until mechanics resolved a problem with a fire detection system. Airlines may try to buy more from Airbus. And in November, an engine on a just-delivered United Airlines 737 Max failed at 37,000 feet. But since Jan.

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EV Radar: December 2021

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UK Law Requires EV Chargers for All New Buildings. New buildings will be required to include EV charging stations, as will renovated structures that have 10 or more parking spaces. Fleets not only buy vehicles but (some) must sell them long before they’re out of commission. Want a little more news a little more often?

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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