Q&A: TRADING FOOD FOR FUEL
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In 2000, only 7 percent of corn grown in the U.S. was used to produce ethanol. Today, about 40 percent is burned in our gas tanks ... continue
REID: ENERGY REVOLUTION HAPPENING TOO SLOWLY
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A clean energy revolution is under way in the United States but isn't happening quickly enough, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said ... continue
U.S. CONSTRUCTION-MACHINERY EXPORTS UP NEARLY 50% IN FIRST HALF
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Exports 'remain a bright spot' for U.S. manufacturers of construction equipment, trade group says. Click to continue
PRELIMINARY 2010 WORKER FATALITY COUNT HOLDS STEADY COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEAR
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Nearly the same number of workers lost their lives as a result of fatal workplace injuries in 2010 as in 2009, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A total of 4,547 fatal occupational injuries occurred in 2010, compared to the 4,551 fatalities recorded in 2009. Click to continue
THE GROWING TRANSPORTATION GAP: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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U.S. trucking companies may face a 30% surge in wage bills by 2014, according to a Bloomberg news report. At the same time, rising demand for freight shipments is clashing with the longest driver shortage on record. In fact Bloomberg reports that the current shortfall will double in a year to about 300,000 full-time positions, or 10% of the workforce. Click to continue
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