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Environmental groups sue San Diego Association of Governments over $214B Regional Transportation/Sustainable Communities plan; first regional plan under SB 375

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The Cleveland National Forest Foundation and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the San Diego Superior Court against the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), challenging SANDAG’s $214-billion 2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2050 RTP/SCS). Click to enlarge.

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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The grants were awarded to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG); the Ventura County Air Quality Management District; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. The four awards just approved included: $199,379 to SANDAG.

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Toyota Offers Preliminary Findings From Technical Field Examination of Alleged Runaway Prius in San Diego

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Toyota engineers completed an investigation of the 2008 Prius driven by James Sikes that was the subject of a 911 emergency call on Monday, 8 March. At a press conference today, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc.

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Learn Who Will Receive a “Technology Oscar” From IEEE

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The annual VIC summit, to be held on 6 May at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina , brings together technology innovators, visionaries, and disruptors to share insights on emerging technologies and discuss their potential impacts on humanity. The first recipients of the IEEE Frances E.

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Statue Cruises signs agreement for completion of large hybrid ferry by April 2011

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The New York Hornblower Hybrid follows the 2008 launch of the San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid, the United States’ first hybrid ferry. The interior will feature recycled glass countertops, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified carpet and aluminum wall coverings that eliminate the need for wallpaper.

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Plug In 2008

Plug In Partners

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Co. makes street-legal three-wheelers with a unique, aerodynamic design. Sacramento Municipal Util. and Southern Company. Aptera, of Carlsbad, Calif.,

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US and California release draft renewable energy and conservation plan covering 22M acres in California desert

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Each alternative proposes a different conservation design and configuration of lands available for streamlined renewable energy permitting. The public will have through 9 January 2015 to provide additional comments on the draft plan, which includes lands in Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.