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Rice study finds Houston intersections with traffic lights 9x more likely to see fatal pedestrian- and bicyclist-automobile crashes

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A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that intersections with traffic lights in Houston are nine times more likely to see fatal car crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists than expected by chance. In comparison, intersections with stop signs were only 1.48 —“Dangerous Crossings”.

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. —Laura Spanjian, director of sustainability for the City of Houston. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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TomTom launches Congestion Index based on traffic database; congestion levels in 57 cities in North America and Europe

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Houston, 23%. Based on this analysis, Seattle saw the biggest increase in traffic congestion, while Houston, Ottawa and San Francisco also saw increased levels of congestion. Based on the comparison with 2011, Bradford – Leeds in the UK saw the biggest increase in traffic congestion with journey times slowing significantly.

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GE unveils LNG In A Box system

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The world’s first commercial application of the LNG In A Box system will be for LNG fueling stations in Europe to be delivered by Luxembourg-based LNG firm Gasfin through its operating company AIR-LNG, GE announced at the 17 th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG-17) in Houston.

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Marathon Oil splitting in two

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Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) will be a global upstream company based in Houston, Texas. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), to be headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, is expected to be the fifth largest US refiner with downstream assets concentrated mainly in the Midwest, Gulf Coast and Southeast regions of the US.

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New pilot plant for GTI IH2 biomass-to-liquids process

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GTI has licensed the IH2 technology to CRI Catalyst Company (CRI), an international company headquartered in Houston, TX, for worldwide deployment. And the process achieves >90% greenhouse gas reductions in comparison to fossil fuels. The timeline to market is short, and commercial introduction is expected in early 2014.

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Astra ‘Rocket 3’ nosecone dooms first Florida launch attempt

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The satellites onboard the flight were developed by three universities and one NASA center: BAMA 1 (University of Alabama, Tusscolusa) INCA (New Mexico State University, Las Cruces) QubeSat (University of California, Berkeley) R5-S1 (NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston). ” As of November 2021, Astra charges around $2.5-3.5M

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