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UPS to add 1,400 new CNG vehicles over next year; building 15 new CNG fueling stations

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The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources, implement a fleet infrastructure that can utilize lower carbon intensity fuel sources and increase experience using alternative fuels in freight transport applications. Oklahoma City, Okla.; Lenexa, Kan.; Lexington, Ky.;

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Alkaline surfactant polymer flooding shown to improve recovery in very mature oilfield by more than 300%

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In a report on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) production research published in 2000, the DOE described ASP: The alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) process evolved from the early studies on micellarpolymer flooding. However, the process is adversely affected by contact with water or rock that contains high salinity and hardness. water production.

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The New Supersonic Boom

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The most extensive such experiment took place over Oklahoma City in 1964. The 1964 Oklahoma City tests involved more than 1,000 flights, which sparked more than 15,000 complaints, as documented in a 1971 report prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The last of these issues was perhaps the most vexing, prompting the U.S.

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New Research Tools for Assessing Impacts of Aerosols on Climate

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The researchers compared the visibility data to available satellite data (2000-2007), and found it to be comparable as an indicator of aerosol concentration in the air. Unlike aerosol particles, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are clear and have no effect on visibility. NASA technique.

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