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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

When I decided to trade my advocacy pro bono work for the action work I now do at EcoMedia I knew my world was about to change but I wasn’t prepared for the top-to-bottom overhaul in store for me. I have shaken hands with the whirlwind.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

When I decided to trade my advocacy pro bono work for the action work I now do at EcoMedia I knew my world was about to change but I wasn’t prepared for the top-to-bottom overhaul in store for me. I have shaken hands with the whirlwind.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Includes replacement of lighting fixtures, control systems, and roof upgrades at selected facilities. Ultra-light Zero Emissions Buses: Replaces two of Flint MTA diesel buses with advanced all-electric Zero-Emissions GTB-40 buses from Fisher Coachworks. Flint Mass Transportation Authority, Michigan: $2,200,000. Minneapolis-St.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

Cars That Think

This left the magnetic amplifier to play only minor roles, such as for light dimmers in theaters. Naval Ordnance Laboratory , in Maryland, had figured out how to manufacture this alloy, which was soon marketed by an outfit called Arnold Engineering Co. Even the space shuttle used magnetic amplifiers to dim its fluorescent lights.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

Green Car Congress

several genes that allow the plant to use light more efficiently, increase its carbon uptake, and divert more energy to the. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. light energy. conferring hydrocarbon biosynthesis, enhanced carbon. uptake, and optimized light utilization. field trials.

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