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Chevrolet one of 16 organizations across US recognized by EPA for Climate Action; only automaker

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Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting Certificate) awards went to: Brown-Forman Corporation; California Department of Water Resources; Capital One Financial Corporation; CH2M HILL; The Clorox Company; EMC Corporation; The Hartford; and. The awards were presented at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference in Arlington, Va.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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There are two public hearings scheduled for this proposed finding: 18 May at the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center, Arlington, VA; and 21 May at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, WA. harm to water resources, agriculture, wildlife and ecosystems.

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EPA issues greenhouse gas proposals

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Additional impacts of climate change include increased drought; more heavy downpours; greater sea level rise; more intense storms; harm to water resources, agriculture and wildlife; and more frequent and intense heat waves and wild fires. The findings will now go to public comment.

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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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Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000. System improvements include high performance fluorescent lighting, LED exit signs, retrofitting existing pole lights; and installing occupancy sensors for private offices, conference rooms and bathrooms. as well as administrative and dispatch services.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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In October 1972, the ARPANET was publicly unveiled at the first meeting of the International Conference on Computer Communications , in Washington, D.C. “I There was a steep trail that went up the side of a fjord, water coming down the opposite side. I remember renting a conference room at the Cabana Hyatt in Palo Alto,” Kahn says.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. Arlington). heating and water purification. develop processes that use water and recycled CO2 as the. develop tobacco plants with leaves that contain fuel. uptake, and optimized light utilization.

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