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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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The Mayor is implementing an emission reduction goal for the city of 10% below 2007 levels by 2020. The awards were presented at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va. The Individual Leadership Award went to Mayor Bill Finch, City of Bridgeport, Conn., Tiffany & Co.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the US Supreme Court, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal with two distinct findings regarding greenhouse gases. The scientific analysis also confirms that climate change impacts human health in several ways.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. Before taking steps to reduce greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, the EPA must conduct an appropriate process with stakeholder input.

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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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CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. This project will upgrade the replacement buses to hybrid technology.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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New technologies often are introduced through spectacle: Think of the historic demonstrations carried out by Faraday, Edison, Morse, and Bell, or, more recently, by Steve Jobs onstage in his black turtleneck at Macworld 2007, holding the first iPhone. in December of the same year.

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