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Riding Into A Better Future @ South Bay Bike Night

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Your friendly neighborhood Greenius has been a proud member of the South Bay Bicycle Coalition ever since there was one, and I’ve been on the Board of Directors just as long. Our obesity and diabetes rates need it too.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. by Bill Cooke. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Earlier post.)]. CAFE mpg US (cars / trucks).

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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2009) Click to enlarge. The BAU scenario assumes future population and land use trends throughout the study region will be consistent with historical change. Spak (2009) Mobile Source CO 2 Mitigation through Smart Growth Development and Vehicle Fleet Hybridization. Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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to help shape future electric vehicle services. When Austin closed the Mueller municipal airport in 1999, community leaders committed to redeveloping the site into a ground-breaking mix-used, sustainable urban neighborhood. World’s largest LEED-ND certified community (2009). Attributes include: 700 acres. Ultra green-built.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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The program will also use advanced communications and telematics and solar-powered charging technologies to explore future forms of personal mobility and their potential for reducing CO 2 emissions. In March 2009, Honda and Saitama Prefecture concluded an agreement to collaborate on environmental issues.

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

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The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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We envision that in the future there will be a network of these types of tools,” says Natalie Nelson , assistant professor in the biological and agricultural engineering department. Delaine Access to fresh produce is challenging in many low-income neighborhoods. The hope is to provide the data to communities. “We