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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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On Thursday, New York City officials announced a plan that would require drivers to pay $15 (on average) to enter Manhattan. The scheme is similar to the “congestion charging” that takes place in some of Europe’s largest cities and would make New York the first American locale to enact the concept.

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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the exclusive taxi of New York City for a decade, beginning in late 2013. The City now will enter into final negotiations with Nissan to make the NV200 the first taxicab specially built for use in New York City.

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Fundamental Energy Transitions Can Take a Century

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One hundred and forty years ago, Thomas Edison began generating electricity at two small coal-fired stations, one in London ( Holborn Viaduct ), the other in New York City ( Pearl Street Station ). 1970 , and electricity generation reached a plateau, at about 4,000 TWh per year, in 2007.

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Study explores long-term trends in motor vehicle emissions in US urban areas; targeting high-emitters

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90% in Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City, between 1990 and 2010. 4 between 1990 and 2007 due to changes in the relative emission rates of passenger cars versus diesel trucks, and slight uptick thereafter, consistent across all urban areas considered. Among their findings were that: Despite increases in fuel use of

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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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Repeated scans were done for nearly all participants between 2002 and 2005; for a subset of participants between 2005 and 2007; and for half of all participants between 2010 and 2012. The participants lived in six major cities across the United States. The clinics were in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, St.

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How Philanthropy Became This IEEE Member’s Cause

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He retired in 2007, and now he volunteers for the organization. He moved to New York City in 1969 and worked for Gibbs and Hill Engineering, a construction and consulting firm. I kind of dropped out of volunteer work from 2002 to 2007, but got back into it after I retired," he says.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Others, however, think the city should focus more in getting people out of cars altogether.