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3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

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The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. To help find ways to address it through technology, EPICS in IEEE , in partnership with the United Engineering Foundation , launched the Environmental Competition last year. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S.

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Li-ion startup Cadenza Innovation raises $5+M in oversubscribed Series A; ex Boston Power team

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Doing this also enables our team to remain a meaningful part of the solution to climate change—a mission we’ve held as individuals for decades. Lampe-Onnerud. Cadenza says that its cell designs combines the best properties from wound jelly rolls and large prismatic cells.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Fifty years later, the USA is faced with a similar challenge, energy independency and climatic change. Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 in Connecticut. ” A very clear, time-bound, one nation goal. cents/kWh, with a range from 29.20 cents/ kWh in Hawaii to 5.61

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ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics double lipid production in algae species without inhibiting growth

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Using advanced cell engineering technologies at Synthetic Genomics, the ExxonMobil-Synthetic Genomics research team modified an algae strain to enhance the algae’s oil content from 20% to more than 40%. —Vijay Swarup, vice president for research and development at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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video] Connecticut and Massachusetts Could Get EV Charging Network Add a comment or question Recommend this post Share/Email Stumble It « Previous post Next post » 34 Comments 1 Emily Post said on April 20th, 2009 at 4:30 am “have reached and agreement&# ?? is a Green Options Media Production.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Other elements in the Green Path program include: Connecticut Parts Distribution Center Adds 1-Megawatt Solar Array. Honda has installed a 1-megawatt rooftop solar array at its 400,000 square foot parts distribution center in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Source: Honda North America. Click to enlarge. HDM) plant, which produces the Fit.

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