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Crumb rubber from old tires can lower road noise and reduce need for road maintenance

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Ground tire rubber, when blended with asphalt, produces longer lasting road surfaces, and can lower road noise and the need for road maintenance. Other states that are using asphalt rubber, or are studying its potential, include Texas, Nebraska, South Carolina, New York and New Mexico, according to the agency.

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More than 100 Blue Bird electric school buses have been ordered so far; Cummins electric drive

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Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington. The buses produce zero emissions, improve air quality and require less maintenance, saving districts time and money. The amount of interest has been outstanding; people are very excited about a 100-percent electric-powered school bus.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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Electric buses also have fewer parts to maintain, which helps the district see immediate savings on maintenance costs. We have deployed buses in over 25% of all states in the US, including cold climates such as North Dakota and New York, as well as hot areas such as Texas and Georgia.

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Vantis and Thales partner to build US’ first statewide drone infrastructure network; BVLOS flights

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A state selection committee comprising members from the North Dakota Department of Commerce and Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), which administers Vantis, selected Thales as the long-term systems integrator for Vantis design, operations and maintenance. BVLOS flights are the future of UAS.

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USDA providing $700M to provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers and 195 facilities

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USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production. The investments include more than $486 million for 62 producers located in socially vulnerable communities.

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New high-pressure dry-solids feed pump could make high-efficiency, lower-emission gasification economically competitive

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The project is a collaborative effort among Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions, and the Environmental and Engineering Research Center at the University of North Dakota.

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Used Car of the Day: 2007 BMW M6

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The listing is a bit hard to read and translate from Bimmer-ese to English but it appears that some of the maintenance work has been done and the transmission was addressed but perhaps still needs work. This car is based in North Dakota and the mileage appears to be around 132,000. It also appears that the headline sags.

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