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Eindhoven University of Technology to make biofuels from its own wood waste; cyclic oxygenate CyclOx and ethanol

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. In other words, an economically viable feedstock for X1 is available at any neighborhood gas station.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

Blink Charging

LEED can be applied to newly designed, built, or renovated commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, and even entire cities. According to its website, the LEED system gives points for certain building practices that address: carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and. Protect and restore water resources.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

Green Car Congress

The buses will operate on the 88 Penn route, linking downtown with East End neighborhoods. Valley Waste Service, Inc.: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: A $20,000 rebate to purchase and install two Level 2 EV chargers at Lackawanna State Park and two Level 2 EV chargers at Cowans Gap State Park.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

Material’s Transformational Dance: The recycling process dances through material separation and recovery, transforming aged cars into valuable resources. Adherence to best practices in de-pollution, waste management and material recovery becomes imperative.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Cities account for 2% of the world’s area and yet they account for 75% of the resources and 75% of the waste ,” said Cervero. A mix of technology, a mix of urban planning, really setting the stage so people can make intelligent, resourceful decisions on when to use certain modes of transportation ,” said Cervero. Heywood, J.,

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. The truth is, I’m unabashedly fascinated by and truly interested in the work they’re doing. Nobody has their finger on where each city’s emissions are at as Heidi does.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. It’s just this mind-blowing waste of time. Not really.

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