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Study finds US refining sector could produce higher octane E20 and E30 at modest additional cost; enabling more efficient engines
2014-09-18 22:30:33| Green Car Congress
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Trees Growing Significantly Faster in Warming Climate, Study Finds
2014-09-18 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: An analysis of data spanning 140 years from one of the world's oldest forest study sites indicates that trees have been growing significantly faster and stands have become larger since the 1960s. The study, published in Nature Communications, was based on 600,000 individual tree surveys conducted since 1870 at a central European forest study site. European beech and Norway spruce, the dominant tree species in the experimental plots, grew 77 and 32 percent faster, respectively, than they did 50 years...
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Businesses Providing Company Vehicles Are More Likely to Retain Employees, Finds GE Capital Fleet Services Survey
2014-09-18 19:42:08| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
A recent GE Capital Fleet Services survey indicates businesses that provide company cars are more likely to retain employees than those that reimburse personal vehicle usage for work purposes. Notably, 87 percent of current company car users and 63 percent of personal vehicle users would not consider another company if it did not offer a company vehicle. With the impact of not providing a company vehicle being felt in both human resources and on the bottom line, businesses should evaluate if a company-provided vehicle can better contribute to their combined cost-saving and employee retention goals. READ MORE The Article Businesses Providing Company Vehicles Are More Likely to Retain Employees, Finds GE Capital Fleet Services Survey appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Survey finds Scotland must convince people on shale gas fracking if it votes for independence
2014-09-18 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
A new survey by the University of Nottingham has revealed that if Scotland votes for independence, the newly elected government must work hard in convincing people on shale gas fracking.
Real Estate Agent Finds Squatters in For Sale Home
2014-09-17 12:37:36| Real Estate - Topix.net
Placer County Sheriffs deputies say real estate agent Audrey Baker was trusting her instincts to call 9-1-1 when she felt something was wrong as she prepared to show a house to a potential buyer in Applegate. Baker discovered the lock box containing the keys to the house was missing, and she found a beverage can with cigarette butts on the back porch.
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