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What’s In It For Me?

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Sure I’m a white guy and a card carrying member of the Lucky Sperm Club , but my family roots connect me with the struggles of a broader community with whom I share deep kinship. Neither of them with any money, any education beyond high school, or any connections. So what’s in it for me? How can anyone even ask me that?

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Village of Richelieu Charges into the EV Era with EV Connect

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With a strong commitment to sustainability and the increasing demand for EV charging infrastructure, the development’s Board of Trustees, led by Alex Trimble, chose EV Connect as their charging provider. “I Alex saw EV Connect charging stations in nearby areas, inspiring confidence in the network’s reliability. says Trimble.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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The DMP design would be a fully submerged wave energy converter resting on the ocean floor, converting the oscillatory nature of a wave’s pressure fluctuations into alternating compression and expansion cycles of flexible air-filled chambers that are connected to a bi-directional air turbine and an electrical generator.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules. These fleet owners will be challenged by the cost of building charging infrastructure and long — even multi-year — lead times for grid connections. However, that is likely to change. With approval from the U.S.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Project partners are Oahu Transit Services, Gillig, Hawaiian Electric Company and the Center for Transportation and the Environment. Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses. New Jersey Transit. City of Lubbock/Citibus.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

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Here’s the version I remember hearing in New Jersey: A man goes on vacation and his brother agrees to housesit for him — feeding the cat, picking up the newspapers and mail, watering the plants, etc. And finally, just to masterfully connect all the dots for you in a way only the most conservative print publication can.

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