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"Flexibility" viewed as a casualty of tighter regulations
2013-11-26 12:40:26| Trucking - Topix.net
Changes made to hours of service rules back in July combined with the potential for electronic logging device mandates may eliminate a source of "flexibility" used by the trucking industry to meet ever tighter just-in-time shipper deliver requirements, according to experts.
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Fracking in Texas: Seen as the future, also viewed with fear
2013-09-03 14:36:47| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: The Eagle Ford shale geological formation unfurls through the lower third of Texas, stretching 400 miles long and 50 miles wide from East Texas to Mexico, from Brazos County northeast of Houston to the Burgos Basin just over the border. It could turn out to be the largest recoverable oil deposit ever found in the Lower 48. And that, according to Dewitt County Judge Daryl Fowler, is a good thing. Fowler -- a native Texan who ran for office as a pro-oil Republican -- owns a ranch here in the...
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Second Farm Bill Extension Viewed as Likely
2013-06-24 21:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University A trio of agricultural economists from Purdue University view as likely another extension of the 2008 farm bill after last week’s failure of the House of Representatives to pass new farm legislation. read more
U.S. weapons system designs reportedly viewed by Chinese hackers
2013-05-28 15:30:07| InfoWorld: Top News
The designs for over two dozen advanced U.S. weapon systems, including missile defenses, combat aircraft, and ships, were reportedly accessed by Chinese hackers.
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Big ecosystem changes viewed through the lens of tiny carnivorous plants
2013-04-24 00:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body. Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, both are subject to the same ecological "tipping points," of concern on Earth Day--and every day, say scientists. The findings are published in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the paper, ecologists affiliated with the National Science Foundation...