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Is lowering the trucking age a good idea? - You decide
2015-07-23 15:09:03| Trucking - Topix.net
At present, interstate trucking is only permitted for drivers 21 and older. But New Jersey's trucking industry is having a hard time drawing new drivers , so Republican lawmakers are looking to widen the pool of CDL applicants by lowering the federal age requirements.
Congress Will Vote On Lowering The Big Rig Truck Driving Age To 18
2015-07-14 03:38:02| Trucking - Topix.net
Republican senators want to lower the legal age for driving a full-sized semi-truck across state lines from 21 to 18. This isn't the first time the idea's come up, but the trucking industry is apparently more desperate than ever to put butts in trucks. Just to be clear; we're talking about Class 8 commercial trucks, known to most of us as "big rigs," which as Chief of Advocacy for Trucking Associations Dave Osiecki pointed out to AP ; teens can already operate within their own state borders.
Coal in Poland Lowering Life Spans
2015-06-08 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The children Karolina Zolna knows huff and puff after a few minutes of exercise. Two years ago, her infant daughter spent four months in the hospital with pneumonia. The doctors did not identify a cause, but to Ms. Zolna, the reason for the babys illness was obvious. She blames the pollution that hangs heavy in the air of her gray hometown in Polands coal heartland, Silesia. In the still-chilly early days of spring, thick smoke wafted from most of the chimneys in Myslowice, wreathing the town...
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Lowering ethanol targets is a smart energy choice
2015-06-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Albuquerque Journal: Corn destined to be turned into ethanol is a big cash crop in the Midwest, but as a renewable fuel it is problematic and a perennial political boondoggle. Midwest farmers get billions of dollars in subsidies to grow corn used to produce ethanol for fuel. A new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency would scale back planned increases in the amounts of ethanol allowed in gasoline. The amount of ethanol in gasoline would still increase in coming years, but not as much as called for in a 2007...
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Train and Bus Operators Lowering their Distribution Costs
2015-04-29 15:50:00| Railway Technology
Like changes in the airline industry in the early nineties, and the rise of low cost airlines, the Rail and Bus industry is also changing rapidly.
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