Fuel costs slow truckers cutting speeds nationwide
Coast to coast truckers led by Lorraine Dawson report slowing to save diesel as fuel tops 4 dollars a gallon. Speed cuts from 75 to 65 mph improve mileage, idling remains costly, and firms like Con-way cut maximums from 65 to 62 mph to trim annual fuel use, with industry groups noting higher diesel costs impact carriers and goods prices.
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Bismarck
N.D
Lorraine Dawson
Lorraine
Dawson
Tacoma
Wash
Wlazlowski
U.S
Con-way
Gary Frantz
Spring breakers aid New Orleans recovery with hopeful greening
Hundreds of students from Ivy League and state campuses descend for a spring greening campaign in New Orleans Lower 9th Ward and Holy Cross. They paint, deconstruct, and repair, driven by Katrina memory and aimed at a zero carbon community while enduring travel costs and hard work.
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New Orleans
Melissa Licastro
New Jersey
9Th Ward
Holy Cross
Fats Domino
Licastro
New Jersey Institute of Technology
9Th
Bourbon Street
Avi Edelman
Columbia University
New York
Miami
Kaley Hanenkrat
Columbia
Deloris Wells
Dauphine Street
Dana Serony
Sutton Giese
Sarah Myers
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