Ethanol output jumped last week by 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a weekly average of 1.03 million bpd, setting a record for the second consecutive week and significantly impacting prices.Ethanol output jumped last week by 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a weekly average of 1.03 million bpd, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That is a new record, beating out the previous week’s average of more than 1.01 million bpd. Last week’s production equated to 303 million gallons versus the previous week’s 295 million gallons. Ethanol stocks continued their build, hitting 890 million gallons last week compared with 888 million gallons the week before. Overall for the year, ethanol stocks are up 8 percent.Prior to No...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.