Rep. Defazio Opposes Funding for Mexican EOBRs, Questions Authority to Grant Mexican Carriers Permanent Access
In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), expressed concern of U.S. DOT funding or EOBRs for Mexican carriers participating in the pilot program.
UW-Madison group proposes surrogate models for fuels for advanced combustion engines
Flowchart showing the surrogate formulation method. Credit: ACS, Anand et al. Click to enlarge.
In January 2006, the Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines (FACE) Group was chartered as a working group of the Coordinating Research Council, tasked w…
Authorities allege trucker is serial rapist
A truck driver arrested last month and charged with sexually assaulting a Columbia woman has been linked to other attacks on women from Virginia to California, according to police.
Iron Mountain stock up on REIT news
Iron Mountain Inc. shares popped Thursday morning after hedge fund operator Elliot Management Corp.
Navistar Offers Electric, Hybrid and Natural Gas Power, Hebe Notes
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Navistar International has “the broadest, most energy-efficient line of trucks in the industry, helping deliver real-world savings to the bottom line,” declares Jim Hebe, senior vice president, North American sales operations…
Maersk Alabama targeted by pirates again
A ship with ties to an Alabama company has been targeted by pirates for the third time.
Linc Energy taking stake in aboveground gasification company; potential CTL introduction in US
Australia’s Linc Energy, a developer of underground coal gasification and synthetic fuels projects, has signed an exclusive agreement with PowerHouse Energy Inc, a provider of onsite energy systems that uses fossil and renewable fuels to generate…
Supernatural: Yours is superior
We are gathered here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. But it should be noted that this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish.
Commissioner scolds CBC, Canada Post over access to information
This country’s information watchdog has slammed the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Canada Post for their inability to process access-to-information requests – handing the postal service a “red alert,” which is worse than a failing grade.
Ports react to Japan quake tsunami
Two Southern California ports took precautionary m…