US propane and propylene stocks increased 2.17 million barrels in the reporting week that ended May 23, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. A week earlier, the build was almost identical at 2.18 million barrels. The ...
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US ethanol exports in January totaled 326 million liters (86 million gallons), the highest monthly volume since December 2011, according to US Census Bureau data released late Friday. Exports are up 36% month on month and up 33% from ...
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Shortly after President Barack Obama announced the second phase of efficiency regulation for heavy trucks, Volvo and Daimler showed their support. "DTNA is committed to regulatory leadership and we applaud standards that include total ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large ...
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In a long-anticipated move, the US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released guidelines for the use of diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing fluid. The guidelines bring the agency into compliance with the Energy Policy Act of ...
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China will aim to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in its overall energy consumption to 10.7 percent in 2014, in an effort to further improve its energy mix, the national energy authority said on Tuesday. Raising energy efficiency, ...
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America’s biggest-selling vehicle, the Ford F-150 ‘truck’, has been given a 21st-century makeover with multiple LED lighting, digital instruments, active safety features, a new downsized turbo engine, and lighter ...
While climate change negotiators struggle to agree on ways to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, they have paid inadequate attention to other greenhouse gases associated with livestock, according to an analysis by an international ...
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"Our HTL1 ContiTread (a retread for the HTL1, pictured) and HDR2 Eco Plus drive tire... will help lower your overall driving costs for 2014 and beyond," says Paul Williams, Continental's executive vice president for truck tires, the ...
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, will provide a full propulsion package for a new passenger ferry being built for the Germany based Reederei Cassen Eils GmbH. The contract was signed in ...
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Westport Innovations Inc, engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, today unveiled its next generation of high pressure direct injection technology platform dubbed "Westport™ HPDI 2.0." This new ...
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With the rise in demand for sustainable and organic products, several textile and apparel firms are focusing on ethical production process which covers a range of issues such as working conditions, child labor, fair trade and ethical ...
A Mazda CX-5 has joined the CarAdvice long-term test fleet, though this one will be around longer than usual: I’ve bought one. If you had been keeping up to date with our Santa Fe long-term reviews, you’ll know the Mazda CX-5 ...
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The second-generation Nissan Qashqai has been unveiled at last – detailing a new crossover that promises a higher-quality cabin, expanded practicality and a more efficient, all-turbocharged engine line-up. Qashqai has been a hugely ...
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Booming diesel-fuel use in Europe and Latin America is paying off for U.S. drivers, as gasoline prices fall to a nine-month low. October supplies of gasoline are at a three-year high for that month, but refiners are still running at high ...
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