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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

Green Car Congress

BCAP, created in the 2008 Farm Bill, helps farmers and forest land owners with start-up costs of planting new energy crops that can take several years to reach maturity until harvest, a timeline designed to parallel the construction schedule of commercial-scale energy facilities that will use these crops.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

On-board equipment may also advise vehicle owners on how to optimize the vehicle’s operation and maintenance for maximum fuel efficiency. In general the passenger vehicle industry is also exceedingly cost conscious.As But if you’re broken down in Montana, you need a cell phone. — Mike Shulman.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

Baua Electric

The maintenance crew suggested electric locks on guest room doors. Six Senses Crans-Montana in Switzerland stocks Kaaita felt slippers made from recycled plastic bottles that can be washed and reused or recycled at the end of their life span. The food and beverage department proposed making jams from fruit peels.