The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have jointly finalized standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel ...
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Ford Motor is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components using carbon dioxide as feedstock. Researchers expect to see the new biomaterials in Ford production vehicles within five years. Formulated with up to 50 percent ...
The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
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China may overtake the US as the largest oil consumer globally in the early 2030s as emerging countries will lead growth in oil consumption in the next decades, the International Energy Agency said in a report yesterday. Global oil demand ...
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The drop in net imports of oil (crude and petroleum products combined) was the major contributor to the United States reaching its lowest net trade deficit in November 2013 since 2009, although the trade deficit increased in the final month ...
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Global food manufacturer, the Kellogg Company (Kellogg), has announced a global commitment to work with palm oil suppliers to source “fully traceable palm oil, produced in a manner that’s environmentally responsible, socially ...
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The US Department of Agriculture is projecting domestic 2013-2014 soybean production to total 3.289 billion bushels, unchanged from the January estimate, data showed Monday. Projected soybean supplies in the USDA's February World ...
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As China's economy increase slows, the United States' demand growth for oil outstripped China's last year for the first time since 1999, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. According to an IEA report, US oil demand ...
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Although oil demand will continue to increase globally, it will become the fuel with the slowest consumption growth because of structural changes in the energy sector, experts said. China will surpass the United States, becoming the ...
Health is wealth. Additionally, having a healthy body can make people have fewer worries and be happy in life. If you are somebody who thinks the same way, you should beware of cooking oils with canola, sunflower, safflower, soy, or corn as ...
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The mystery surrounding essential oils and their therapeutic value in both physical and emotional healing is truly astonishing, as these 100 percent natural plant and herb extracts have been shown to be highly effective medicines when taken ...
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Plug Power has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to demonstrate the viability of replacing diesel generators with hydrogen fuel cells for powering transport refrigeration units ...
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Sainsbury's, a UK-based retailer, has teamed up with Teesside University to explore possible ways to slash the amount of fat used in fried foods, a move which could lead to the development of healthier crisps and snacks. The £1m ...
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World oil demand will rise by 1.1% this year to 90.26 million barrels a day, with gains coming from countries outside of the major industrialized nations, a U.S. government forecast said Tuesday. The Energy Information Administration said ...
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A small Hawaiian subsidiary of Australian energy and infrastructure company Macquarie said Thursday it wants to use natural gas to slow the stream of oil imported by the US' only island state. Hawaii already has a statewide plan to reduce ...
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