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GM to use wind power for more than 50% of annual vehicle output from Arlington Assembly plant

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General Motors’ Arlington, Texas, Assembly plant will soon be able to build up to 125,000 trucks a year using wind power. Arlington Assembly produces more than 1,200 vehicles daily, including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe; GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. million in energy costs annually.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The project will be the next step in CTDOT's zero emission bus deployment program with the goal to minimize the carbon emissions of Connecticut's bus fleet. Tahoe Transportation District. Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) will receive funding to expand their electric bus fleet. Delaware Transit Corporation.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Id hate to see a tahoe vs one of these downtown. Reply to this comment by jwissick April 8, 2009 12:06 AM PDT Tahoe? Politics and Law EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to rule that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide are a cause of global warming and a threat to public welfare.

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