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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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At times directly affecting residential neighborhoods, the large-scale industrial process has strained many US communities. The Natural Gas Initiative has begun funding early stage, exploratory research, following a “seed grant” model used by Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, one of NGI’s hosting organizations. Earlier post.).

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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

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Her assignment was to map out an expansion of Year Up from Boston to either Washington, D.C., Until the 1960s, federal government policies explicitly prohibited Black people from buying homes in white neighborhoods and simultaneously decimated the value of Black neighborhoods. or New York City. Boyea-Robinson pitched both.

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No garage, no driveway, no problem: itselectric is bringing curbside EV charging to the US

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Millions of drivers around the world live in dense urban neighborhoods where they have no driveways, and thus no possibility of installing a home EV charger. But when you put a charger on the curbside, that charger can be used by people who live in that neighborhood and park their cars on the street overnight every day.

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No garage, no driveway, no problem: itselectric is bringing curbside EV charging to the US – Charged EVs

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Millions of drivers around the world live in dense urban neighborhoods where they have no driveways, and thus no possibility of installing a home EV charger. But when you put a charger on the curbside, that charger can be used by people who live in that neighborhood and park their cars on the street overnight every day.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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Mr. Wolen’s dishes are almost too impressive for a neighborhood spot like Boka, which recently turned 20 years old. His cooking — he was the chef de cuisine under Grant Achatz at Alinea — is meticulous and often surprising. A compressed carrot terrine shares a plate with flavors of black olive and pistachio.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes.

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