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A Well Earned, Guilt Free #YearOfJoe

Creative Greenius

I began writing my Creative Greenius blog and soon earned press credentials for topics like electric vehicles and financing of renewable energy projects. I’ve got National Parks in Oregon and Washington state to see. Filed under: environment. And I’ve got friends to see, and guitar lessons to take and a novel to write.

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Ford Smart Mobility shifts from research to implementation; company announces new programs, next areas of focus

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Ford Credit is inviting 14,000 and 12,000 customers in six US cities and London, respectively, to sign up to rent their Ford Credit-financed vehicles to prescreened drivers for short-term use, offsetting monthly vehicle ownership costs. InfoCycle: Research as to how bicycles can be best used in urban environments. Earlier post.).

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules. Federal funding for these improvements includes $20 billion under the Building a Better Grid Initiative and an additional $13 billion in financing opportunities and programs. With approval from the U.S.

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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The CEC’s mission is to facilitate collaboration among the parties and the public to ensure that North American free trade is conducted in a way that protects and preserves the environment for future generations. Destination Sustainability: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freight Transportation in North America.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000. This project will upgrade the replacement buses to hybrid technology. TIGGER will fund the labor portion of the project only.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). Auction revenues may be used for the public good by allocating the allowance value to: households as dividends; financing investments and other public expenditures; and.

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