Oct
19
World’s longest bridge linking HK to Macau, Zhuhai set to open
Source Asia Times: ASIA UNHEDGED | World’s longest bridge linking HK to Macau, Zhuhai set to open Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to cross the bridge in his limousine on October 23, with high security set up at both ends of the journey By FRANK CHEN OCTOBER 18, 2018 5:34 PM (UTC+8) Chinese...

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Oct
18
Michelin Expands Tweel Airless Radial Line
Michelin North America, Inc., is pumping up its Tweel airless radial line. At the Green Industry Expo this week in Louisville, Ky., Michelin will introduce new products to its TURF and UTV lines. Three of these additions will feature 5-4.5 inch bolt-pattern configurations. New TURF products New 24-inch TURF size for zero-turn...

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Oct
17
NEW TRIP REPORT IDENTIFIES U.S. URBAN AREAS WITH ROUGHEST ROADS AND HIGHEST COSTS TO DRIVERS – AS MUCH AS $1,049 ANNUALLY
TRIP:  NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES U.S. URBAN AREAS WITH ROUGHEST ROADS AND HIGHEST COSTS TO DRIVERS – AS MUCH AS $1,049 ANNUALLY. AS TRAVEL GROWTH INCREASES, ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DECLINE FURTHER WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL LEVELS.  Driving on deteriorated urban roads costs motorists as much as $1,049...

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Oct
15
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
*  EPA published a document to serve as the basis for “A Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization.”  This presents EPA’s initial step in evaluating the safety of existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The document also includes a longer-term risk-based approach for considering the...

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Oct
08
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
*  An anti-pipeline website contains the following quote: “Every pipeline project proposed has been permitted by FERC. None have been denied.”  I asked FERC: Is that true?  Reply: “No.”  Follow up: How about some examples, then, to rebut that claim, to show that FERC doesn’t just rubber-stamp projects with powerful backers? ...

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Oct
01
Tom Ewing’s Environmental Update
*  “Evidence from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the oceans, collected by scientists and engineers from around the world, tells an unambiguous story: the planet is warming, and over the last half century, this warming has been driven primarily by human activity—predominantly the burning of fossil...

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