New Jersey Is Known for Cheap Gas. The Glory Days Are About to End.
The low prices are a point of pride for residents, and a reason for visitors to fill up before going home. That may change next month when the per-gallon tax rises 23 cents.
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An Ocean Intelligence report published two whole years before the momentous collapse of Hanjin, the world’s seventh (or eighth or tenth – depends who’s asked) largest container liner and South Korea’s flagship carrier.
The world's nine largest operating power plants are hydroelectric facilities
(Tue, 18 Oct 2016) An estimated 62,500 power plants are operating around the world, with a total installed generating capacity of more than 6,000 gigawatts (GW) in 2015. The nine largest operating power plants in the world by capacity are all hydroelectric power plants.
Trade debate simmers at global steel meeting
Understatements can be jarring in a place like Dubai, where little is left to the imagination when it comes to wealth and statements of status are a way of life.
BP, a company with a split personality, looks to the future: Fuel for Thought
It is six years since a prominent newspaper dubbed BP’s chief executive the “most hated and clueless man in America” and in that time the company has paid $62 billion in fines and compensation for its role in the Macondo Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Hurricane Matthew caused millions of customers to go without power
(Mon, 17 Oct 2016) Hurricane Matthew resulted in temporary electricity outages for millions of customers along the southern Atlantic Coast. Matthew was a Category 3 hurricane when it hit the east coast of Florida, just north of the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, on Thursday, October 6.
Dakota Access protests come to Houston as the light crude market keeps shifting
The fight to halt construction of the Dakota Access crude pipeline made its way to the US energy capital as dozens of activists marched in downtown Houston.
Recovering and recycling paper has saved energy
(Fri, 14 Oct 2016) The recovery, or recycling, of paper and paperboard has increased from 34% of supply in 1990 to 67% of supply in 2015. Most of this recovered paper is consumed in the United States, but some is exported. Based on data from the American Forest and Paper Association, domestic consumption of recovered paper at U.S. mills increased to 31 million tons in 2015, while net recovered paper exports increased to 21 million tons.
Coking market could up CAPP thermal prices in more connected coal market
Speculation over a fourth-quarter benchmark settlement near $200/mt in the Asian seaborne coking coal market has Central Appalachian sources talking of strengthening Central Appalachian thermal prices through the winter, with pricing potentially approaching $70/st.
New Jersey Transit, a Cautionary Tale of Neglect
The swift decline of one of the nation’s busiest commuter railroads is a story of neglect and mismanagement, and ominous for mass transit systems across the country.