INFORM’s new report, authored by senior fellow James S. Cannon, documents that since 2002 the use of alternative fuel refuse trucks—nearly all powered by natural gas—has doubled from 697 to as many as 1,496. The number of cities in which these trucks operate has also doubled, from 2...
Businesses were required by this act to sell their products at the same prices across the board, independent of the purchase volume of the buyer. [Pictured: The interior of a general store in Moundville, Alabama, in 1936.] 1937: The Neutrality Act of 1937 Bettmann // Getty Images 1937: ...
On Sept. 21, FDR came before Congress to request amendments to a series of neutrality acts so that the United States could send aid to allies in Europe on the verge of a second World War and in opposition of the Nazi regime. FDR likened not amending these acts to passively aiding an ag...
While you may have some control over how much sugar is added to homemade cranberry sauces, if you're eating the store-bought kind, you're basically eating straight sugar. ... A single, quarter-cup serving is loaded with 22 grams of sugar, while the jellied version boasts 24 grams of s...
Then 9 couples get keys to restaurants in various locations, but all relatively the same size, and they have 1 week to open. You follow their trials and tribulations (one restaurant had a gas leak so they couldn’t even open!). Then the other two judges (inspectors and industry experts ...
The marinade is easy to put together. The original 1961 recipe called for a big bowl as the marinade vessel but I found that a two-gallon Ziploc bag worked just as great and made it easier to store in the fridge. Other than that note, the marinade recipe comes together just like this...
In the back room of the gas station convenience store, on top of the monitor screens. GTA Online Playing Card 42 (Image credit: Rockstar Games) In the back room of the liquor store, on the shelves next to some eCola cans. GTA Online Playing Card 43 (Image credit: Rockstar Games) On...
The first step, of course, involves the collection of garbage from dumpsters and neighborhood trash cans. Then, the trash usually goes to a transfer station. From there, it will most likely be sent to a landfill — around 52% of all garbage in America finds its way to a landfill. ...
Because it really is an effective way to tackle plastic pollution at its source. But that’s not the only reason. Please read the story of eteaket, a beautiful Tea Room and Concept Store from Edinburgh, Scotland. REFILL STATION STORY: ETEAKET FROM ...
Gambling personifies the Shakespearean twist of the racetrack. High rollers and drugstore cowboys wager to win. Some men walk out with a grocery cart of recycled cans; some walk out with enough money to buy a racehorse. They leave by the same gate, and the next day, they return for more...