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62-mile traffic jam snarls up BeijingBeijing (UPI) Aug 24, 2010 The world's largest traffic jam, stretching up to 62 miles, is now in it's 10th day in Beijing. The massive tie-up has been blamed on road construction aimed at alleviating congestion caused by thousands of trucks transporting coal and perishable goods into Beijing. At the back of the line in Inner Mongolia, trucks were reported to be inching along at 2 miles per day. Stranded motorists - many who were passing the time playing cards - have complained about vendors capitalizing o ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2010Bill Gates and Warren Buffett - who persuaded 40 US billionaires to donate a fortune to charity - will meet a select group of wealthy individuals in China next month, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Microsoft mogul Gates and investment guru Buffett launched a project in June called "The Giving Pledge" aimed at convincing billionaires across the United States to give up most of their money - ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2010China's capital Beijing, recently named along with Mexico City as having the worst traffic jams in the world, is looking for solutions. One could be the elevated "super bus". The bus, due to be tested in the coming months in the western part of the city, travels on rails and straddles two lanes of traffic, allowing cars to drive under its passenger compartment, which holds up to 1,400 people ... more  
Upper Sandusky OH (SPX) Aug 24, 2010The Public Service Enterprise Group hosted Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and other government officials at an event dedicating the PSEG Wyandot Solar Farm, in Wyandot County, Ohio. The 12-megawatt facility is the largest solar installation operating in Ohio. Owned by PSEG Solar Source, the solar farm is an outstanding example of Ohio's burgeoning clean-energy economy at work. It was built b ... more |
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METRO Applauds Mayor Bloomberg For Signing NYC Biodiesel Heating Oil Legislation Into LawNew York NY (SPX) Aug 24, 2010 METRO Terminals, which is currently building one of the country's largest biodiesel processing facilities adjacent to its biofuels and petroleum terminal in Brooklyn, expressed great excitement after Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Intro 194-A into law on August 16th. The law requires that all grades of heating oil sold in the City of New York contain at least 2% biodiesel starting in October 2012. At the bill signing, Mayor Bloomberg said: "Introductory Number 194-A will significantly reduce ... read more |
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