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Oshkosh Corporation unveils Volterra platform of electric fire and emergency vehicles

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The first Pierce Volterra zero-emissions pumper has been placed on duty with the City of Madison Fire Department in Wisconsin, making this the first electric fire truck in service in North America. —John Pfeifer, Oshkosh Corporation President and CEO.

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Three sustainable marine fuels showcased at Miami International Boat Show

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Since 2000, emissions from marine engines have decreased more than 90% and fuel efficiency has increased more than 40%. Purfuels gasoline is available in Texas and will soon also be available for bulk purchase in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and the East Coast from Maryland to Maine. Recreational boating emissions account for 0.7%

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US PIRG report finds reduced driving and rates of car commuting in most populous US urbanized areas

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Among the report’s national findings: The proportion of workers commuting by private vehicle—either alone or in a carpool—declined in 99 out of 100 of America’s most populous urbanized areas between 2000 and the 2007-2011 period averaged in US Census data.

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Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

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He served as a consultant for several companies including Wisconsin Electric Power , Honeywell , and Johnson Controls , as well as a number of law firms. He left six years later to pursue a second master’s degree and a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ishii received a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. He held two U.S.

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NOAA: Average US Temperature in September 1 F Above 20th Century Average

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inches (63 mm), exactly the 1901-2000 average. Maine and Wisconsin each experienced their fourth driest September and both New Hampshire and Michigan had their seventh driest such periods. During September, 5,535 fires burned approximately 378,523 acres—both were below the 2000-2009 average for the month. C) was 1.0 °F

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 μg PM 2.5 /m parts per billion (ppb) NO x. For each 5 μg PM 2.5 /m m 3 increase, coronary calcium progressed by 4.1 Agatston units per year (95% CI 1.4–6.8) and for each 40 ppb NO x coronary calcium progressed by 4.8 Agatston units per year (0.9–8.7)—about

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. above the 1979-2000 average. Pennsylvania also experienced a record cool July, while Wisconsin and Michigan each had its second coolest on record. inch (4 mm) above the 1901-2000 average. This is 12.7%

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