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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. City of Tallahassee.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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Example: a regulated entity may purchase offsets generated through the development of a wind farm in a nation that has not established GHG emissions targets. In addition, the nation, in which the wind farm is located, would likely see an emissions reduction due to the wind farm. 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels.

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