Category: Science
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BNSF Railway Announces 2021 Economic Development Results
Fort Worth, Texas – BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today reported investments from customers served by the freight rail provider in 2021 totaled approximately $1.5 billion. Large investments from customers including The Gatorade Company Inc., Mark Anthony Brewing and Northern Metal Recycling contributed to the sum. As a result of customer investments, BNSF projects the creation…
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AMTRAK RECOGNIZES CP AS BEST PERFORMING HOST RAILROAD
CEOs meet in Chicago for a brief ceremony CHICAGO – Amtrak President and CEO Stephen J. Gardner this week congratulated Canadian Pacific (CP) for earning an industry-leading “A” grade for the sixth consecutive year on the annual Amtrak Host Railroad Report Card, which ranks freight railroads for keeping Amtrak trains on-time. Gardner presented the host railroad award to CP President and…
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Wabtec and Union Pacific Railroad Partner to Reduce Emissions with Higher Biodiesel Blends
OMAHA, NEB. AND PITTSBURGH, PA., MARCH 8, 2022 Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) will begin using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec (NYSE: WAB). The new collaboration helps Union Pacific as it works to increase the percentage of low-carbon fuels consumed to 10% of its total diesel consumption by 2025 and…
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Coverage, Activities Set for First Rollout of NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, March 14 to discuss the upcoming debut of the agency’s Mega Moon rocket and integrated spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission. Roll out of the integrated Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is slated for…
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NASA to Air Briefing, Spacewalks to Upgrade Space Station
Crew members from International Space Station Expedition 66 will conduct two spacewalks Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 23, to continue upgrades to the orbiting laboratory. NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, March 14. Live coverage of the news conference and spacewalks will air on NASA…
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America’s Top 100 Most Affordable Cities with Outstanding Schools
Dwellics, the authority in U.S. city data and personalized advice on where to move, has unveiled its 2022 list of the Top 100: Most Affordable Cities with Top Schools. Dwellics analyzed financial and educational data on more than 50,000 U.S. cities to compile the report. Considerations include taxes, childcare cost, housing cost, cost of living index, average teacher…
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New Smokey Bear PSAs Feature a Fictional AI Assistant to Remind Americans of Important Wildfire Prevention Tips
The USDA Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters and the Ad Council are reminding Americans everywhere of important wildfire prevention tips with new PSAs featuring a virtual Artificial Intelligence Smokey Bear assistant. In both digital and radio spots, Smokey’s AI Assistant gives answers to some of the top questions Americans have about outdoor…
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WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, March 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 48 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 8:45 a.m. EST, or 13:45 UTC. The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, and…
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SeaWorld Returns 10 Critically Endangered Sea Turtles that Join the More than 2,500 Helped by the Rescue Team Since 1980
– 10 rehabilitated and critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles successfully returned at Canaveral National Seashore – SeaWorld rescues an average of 140 sea turtles each year; 16 already rescued this year – All of SeaWorld’s rescued sea turtles are threatened, endangered or critically endangered, making rescue and rehabilitation vital to species preservation – SeaWorld…
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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Releases 2021 Visitor Profile Study
LAS VEGAS —The majority of visitors to Las Vegas in 2021 felt their travel experience met or exceeded their expectations, according to research published today by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). The findings were part of the annual Visitor Profile Study, compiled by the LVCVA’s Research Center. The study found that 48 percent…