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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The electric buses will replace CTA’s oldest diesel buses and reduce greenhouse gases in communities that have experienced air pollution and other environmental health hazards, improving public health and quality of life. By retrofitting the garage to service electric buses, the agency will also lower pollution in the surrounding community.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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The eleven metropolitan regions that were studied include Madison, Wisconsin; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Minneapolis-St. In addition, our findings suggest that CO 2 emission reductions needed to meet the targets established by the Kyoto Protocol (1990 levels or lower) cannot be attained through technology change alone.

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Summer Update

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The bill, sponsored by Representative Frank Hornstein of Minneapolis, would require that the State of Minnesota begin buying PHEVs once they are commercially available and when the price is no more than 10% higher than similarly equipped vehicles. Additionally, other local governments and state agencies are joining the coalition.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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The introduction of any new system causes perturbations within the current operating environment, which in turn, create behavioral responses, some predictable, many not. and especially California,” he says, “has come at the cost of exacerbating the air, water and soil pollution of Asian societies.”

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Aviat, Aviation Foundation unveil concept CNG-fueled single-engine aircraft

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and Minneapolis-based Aviation Foundation of America, Inc. It is also a much cleaner burning fuel, reducing smog pollutants by 90% and reducing CO 2 emissions by 30%. In a production environment, the company estimates the dual fuel CNG option may add between $12,000 and $15,000 to the base price of a gasoline powered aircraft.

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