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City of Ann Arbor Receives Four Hydraulic Hybrid Recycling Trucks; 30% Reduction in Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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Eaton’s Hybrid Launch Assist technology has been tested on refuse vehicles in Fort Worth and Denver. The Eaton HLA system in the truck. Click to enlarge. The Eaton HLA system captures the trucks’ kinetic energy during braking to assist in launching and accelerating the vehicle.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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Light rail systems with double digit ridership in 2008 were located in the following areas: Buffalo (23.9%); Philadelphia (23.3 %); Sacramento (14.4%); Baltimore (13.7%); Minneapolis (12.3%); Salt Lake City (12.3%); the state of New Jersey (10.9%); Denver (10.5%); and Dallas (10.2%). Louis (8.9%); Baltimore (8.7%); and Denver (8.6%).

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative. The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

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At various airports in Texas (Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth), there are cupcake vending machines offering a bevy of flavors from popular brand Sprinkles. Brent Kelley, a principal at the architecture firm Corgan, said that green spaces, such as terraces and gardens, were becoming a priority at airports. Not a cheese fan?