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11% of Boston Public Schools bus fleet to run on propane

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Boston Public Schools will operate 11% of its bus fleet with Blue Bird propane autogas buses, starting with the 2015-2016 school year. Like many urban cities, Boston has implemented mandates for reducing tailpipe emissions. About 40% of its fleet consists of 169-inch wheelbase buses.

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Clean Energy Ventures leads investment battery startups Nth Cycle and Volexion; upstream, downstream

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Electro-extraction is thus a cleaner, lower-cost alternative to the conventional pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy processes used by battery recyclers and mining companies to recover cobalt, nickel and manganese for new battery manufacturing. N th Cycle process diagram.

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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

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Not only does it reduce our emissions and lessen our dependence on petroleum, it makes a statement about the role businesses can play in securing a cleaner energy future. —Rob Threlkeld, GM global renewable energy manager.

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Kiessling Transit orders 32 more Lightning Hybrids hydraulic hybrid buses

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This order for 32 units follows an order last year from the Boston-area transit company for 35 units that were commissioned in September 2015. Earlier post.) Those vehicles have recorded close to a total of one million miles. The ERS has demonstrated improvements of 25% in fuel efficiency, and significantly reduced tailpipe emissions.

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12 natural gas Ford Transit Taxis to enter service in Chicago

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According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in 30 to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions. The first taxi was delivered to Boston Cab Dispatch in December 2010. The Ford dealership, Packey Webb Ford, of Downers Grove, Ill.,

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Lightning Hybrids secures order for 35 hydraulic hybrid systems from Kiessling Transit

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This program will demonstrate that it’s possible today to make existing fleet vehicles significantly cleaner and more efficient with a high-tech, computer controlled system built on proven and sustainable hydraulic technology. —Tim Reeser, president and co-founder, Lightning Hybrids.

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Study: even relatively low levels of air pollution appear to affect a child’s lungs

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levels in Boston have declined by more than 30% between 1996 and 2006. We plan to evaluate if the benefits of cleaner air endure by investigating if children with the greatest improvements in air quality continue to have better lung function than their peers in the teen years. —Mary B. Dr. Rice noted that PM 2.5

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