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

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Dozens of students participated in the clean energy conversation and successfully engaged their campus leaders to secure funding. 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. Tiffany & Co.

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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. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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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 1981, GM held exploratory conversations with Digital Equipment Corp.

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