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Retraining Electricians to Install EV Charging Stations – Verde Energy Efficiency Experts

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EVmatch and Verde Energy Efficiency Experts are excited to announce a new partnership to deploy more EV charging stations in the Chicago area. EVmatch charging station near Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Many of our clients in Chicago, especially property managers, have been requesting this technology.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

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3 New Community Electric Vehicle Chargers in Chicago. We at EVmatch envision a distributed, equitable, and carbon-free energy economy that is not only available for those with money and resources, but for everyone. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. As the charging station host, St.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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The California Air Resources Board directed its staff to take steps to provide further locomotive and rail yard emission reductions beyond those achieved by existing US Environmental Protection Agency and state regulations and agreements. Union Pacific operates in 23 states west of Chicago, while BNSF Railway is present in 28.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Using a framework originally developed by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Georgia Tech team estimated VMT (vehicle miles travelled) in response to three census variables: median household income, vehicle ownership, and employment rate, plus the neighborhood type classification. Brian Stone Jr.,

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

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Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta).

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EPA Study Finds Residential Construction Trends in US Metropolitan Regions Showing Substantial Shift, But Falling Short of Reshaping Sprawl

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In 7 regions, urban infill development accounts for between 25-50% of new construction: San Francisco; Miami; San Diego; Dallas; Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia. Redevelopment in urban core communities adds up to more than half of new residential construction in only one region: New York. Thomas (2009).

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