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Vanderbilt meeting concludes time to begin developing climate change adaptation strategies for transportation sector

Green Car Congress

It is increasingly clear that climate change will have potentially large impacts on the nation’s highways, railroads, waterways, airports and pipelines. In all likelihood, these impacts will increase in the future, so we have to learn how to plan ahead.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. It had already been an active tornado year, but when Joplin came along, it was a singular event.

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

Cars That Think

The maps need to be refreshed regularly as science, technology, and the climate change. On the evening of Sunday, 22 May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado touched down in the city of Joplin, Missouri. It had already been an active tornado year, but when Joplin came along, it was a singular event.

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