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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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Ruan is deploying trucks with new ultralow-NO x Cummins Westport engines with funding from California’s HVIP program, which provides incentives for cleaner and more efficient near-zero vehicles. One of the fastest growing companies in Denver, GFL Environmental, Colorado has inked a 10-year station upgrade and maintenance agreement.

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GreenMan Subsidiary to test CNG/Diesel dual fuel upgrade on refuse transfer truck

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The dual fuel conversion and emissions reduction systems lower carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions. will be a 2007 11.5L / 405 hp Mack refuse truck operating in the Denver metropolitan area. The initial vehicle to be tested for Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc. Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Trees capture and store atmospheric carbon and help cool the globe’s temperature. The soil also helps to address the climate crisis, as it stores more carbon than the world’s plants combined. Let’s pledge—and act now—to create a cleaner, greener planet. To create a sustainable environment, we need to contain air pollution.

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University of Texas at Austin study measuring methane emissions released from natural gas production

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Natural gas also burns substantially cleaner than other fossil fuels, and increased use of shale natural gas in power generation is helping reduce US carbon dioxide emissions. Tapping these resources creates significant economic and energy security benefits for the nation.

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Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits

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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reduced car travel, resulting in improved air quality and an opportunity to preview a cleaner mobility future. The initial three-month pilot program provided e-bikes to 13 low-income essential workers in the Denver area. —NREL’s Andy Duvall, a transportation behavior analyst.

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