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Ford and Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion

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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project. Conducted by Georgia Tech, the project is financed by a $50,000 Ford College Community Challenge Grant, one of five given annually for a student-led project that matches university resources with an urgent community need related to sustainability.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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Johnson is working to change those shortcomings with her fintech startup, Global Mobile Finance , which is based in Morrisville, N.C. She applied for several grants, including a special American Express program for businesses owned by Black women. IEEE Fellow Sandra K. Johnson says she’s stuck in a Catch-22 situation.

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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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Transit agencies began submitting their proposals after the FTA announced rules for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) grant program as part of the Recovery Act last March. Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The DOT is making $48.1 Of that, $26.5

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