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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

EV Connect

Electric public transportation is essential to creating cleaner, greener cities. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) notes that, globally, transportation accounts for 64% of oil consumption , 27% of energy use and 23% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Let’s look at why — and how to get there.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

Blink Charging

LEED can be applied to newly designed, built, or renovated commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, and even entire cities. LEED’s stated goal is to help create buildings that: Reduce contribution to global climate change. indoor environmental quality. Silver (50-59 points). Gold (60-79 points). Platinum (80+ points).

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The novel system shows potential for tackling global problems in a patient, thoughtful, and human-scaled way. But we also have to cut emissions from heating.”

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Baua Electric

Connect your “environmental consciousness with the idea of being a good traveler,” said Beth Santos, the chief executive of Wanderful , a global women’s travel community, and the author of “Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World, Solo.” Don’t assume the cleaner wants your food. In a pinch, Ms.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

There are eight “neighborhoods” packed with amenities that include a 55-foot waterfall, six water slides and more than 40 restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. a fossil fuel that the cruise industry has touted as a cleaner alternative to the commonly used heavy fuel oil. 27 — is the size of a small city. as a viable marine fuel.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. In addition, the grid could ask for energy back from the batteries of a PHEV if the house or neighborhood need is at a high level for a short time.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. To end dependence of foreign-sourced fuels and all the political baggage associated with them, to have clean air, and to stop global warming are goals that we can achieve.