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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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billion trips on public transportation in 2008, the highest level of ridership in 52 years and a modern ridership record, according to a report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). in 2008, according to the US Department of Transportation. increase in 2008. Commuter rail increased in 2008 by 4.7%.

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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

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Her father, a chemist, was on the team that first synthesized vitamin B1 at pharmaceutical company Merck in Charlotte, N.C. in Charlotte. In 1941 her uncle Vannevar Bush was appointed the first science advisor to the U.S. While an undergraduate EE student there, she got an internship at Southern Services Co. ,

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Celgard Seeks DOE Grant for Expansion of Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Separator Capacity

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The proposed capacity expansion would be implemented at Celgard’s existing Charlotte, North Carolina, facility and at an additional manufacturing facility that would be built at a second US location in the Southeast. In December 2008, Celgard received a $2.3-million Earlier post.).

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NASCAR embraces green cars

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The sport is hardly renowned for embracing green technology - in fact it only made the switch to unleaded fuel in 2008. Toyota and Lowe’s Motor Speedway unveiled an environmentally friendly Toyota Camry Hybrid that will serve as the pace car for the Coca-Cola 600 which takes place on May 24. So why has it suddenly embraced hybrid cars?

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids. Conversions are limited to certain vehicle types. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

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Late last year, re-insurer Munich Re reported that 2008 was the third worst year on record for insured losses, with nine of the ten largest natural catastrophes of the year related to weather. Impacts of Queensland Floods “Beyond Human Intervention”. Peter Marshall. Early estimates of losses from both disasters topped A$2 billion (US$1.4

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