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Three sustainable marine fuels showcased at Miami International Boat Show

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Since 2000, emissions from marine engines have decreased more than 90% and fuel efficiency has increased more than 40%. EcoGen fuel will have limited availability in Texas beginning this summer, with expanded availability from Texas to Florida in 2024. Recreational boating emissions account for 0.7%

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SpaceX wins Skynet launch contract

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While several major milestones are still to come, Airbus says the satellite remains on track to launch out of Cape Canaveral, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2025.

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SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft heads home after a month in orbit

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Originally scheduled on Tuesday, Dragon’s flawless Thursday departure leaves the spacecraft on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down off of Florida’s West Coast in the Gulf of Mexico around 11:29 pm EDT (UTC-4) on Friday, July 9th. This is over 2000 kg of #science samples and equipment.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a new report, State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000-2010. mt CO 2 ) and Florida (107.0 From 2000 to 2010, CO 2 emissions fell in 32 states and rose in 18 states. Energy-related CO 2 emissions buy state, 2010. Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Between 2000 and the end of 2012, the UPS alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet logged 295 million miles. Currently, UPS operates LNG tractors in Las Vegas, Nev., Phoenix, Ariz.,

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SpaceX’s next Dragon astronaut launch pushed to Friday by bad abort weather

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Due to the fact that NASA and SpaceX have to ensure that thorough contingency plans are in place in case of a launch failure and Dragon abort, Crew Dragon launches also have to take into account weather conditions and sea states across a ~3200-kilometer (~2000 mi) corridor stretching from the Central Florida coast to Ireland.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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It’s not just urban Interstates with the rougher pavement, however, the Annual Highway Report finds the percentage of rural arterial principal roads in poor condition at its worst levels since 2000. The most positive news is on bridges, where 39 states lowered the percentage of bridges deemed structurally deficient. —Baruch Feigenbaum.