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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. Hybrid Buses: Upgrade a planned order of buses from diesel to hybrid technology. This project will upgrade the replacement buses to hybrid technology.

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DOE Joint Genome Institute approves 41 projects for 2012 Community Sequencing Program; climate, environment and bioenergy feedstocks

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has approved 41 projects from 152 submitted (culled from the 188 letters of intent originally received) for the 2012 Community Sequencing Program (CSP). Community Sequencing Program Sequencing Plans for 2012. University of Texas at Arlington. Affiliation.