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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. —Pomponi et al.

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Successful trial of seabed polymetallic nodule collector suffers temporary stranding of robot on ocean floor

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A pre-prototype seabed polymetallic nodule ( earlier post ) collector being tested on the Pacific Ocean floor by Global Sea Mineral Resources ( GSR ) has become detached from its lifting cable on its final dive and is sitting on the ocean bed 4.5 kilometers beneath the surface. billion by the 2060s. They haven’t.

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SW/TCH Maritime funds the construction of hydrogen fuel cell e-ferry

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The 84-passenger e-ferry is currently under construction at the Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, CA using private funding from SW/TCH and a $3-million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District), the administrator of the grant.

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New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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The findings appear in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Based on CAPCOA emission estimates, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) determined their setback regulation of 300 feet (91 meters) from large gas stations. At gas stations, fuel vapors are released into the atmosphere from storage tanks through vent pipes.

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Tesla Megapacks power NineDot Energy’s battery storage site in the Bronx, NYC

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MWh Tesla Megapack battery system is its first energy storage site in the Bronx, New York City. Meeting this target means that the company could help the local power grid by providing stable, reliable, and clean power to New York City households and businesses. The Bronx Megapack received $1.2

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Study finds that steady reduction in fossil fuel emissions will not result in short-term warming spike

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—Drew Shindell, Nicholas Professor of Earth Science at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment. Smith, research fellow at the School of Earth and Environment at Leeds. But in the real world, that’s not going to happen. It will take decades to transition to clean energy. Our finding shows these fears are unfounded.

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Motiv Power Systems delivering 7 electric walk-in vans to USPS as part of CARB program; deployment in Central Valley

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The USPS has a long history of testing electric vehicles for city delivery; the first known test of an electric vehicle for mail collection was in Buffalo, New York on 2 July 1899. We’re proud to now be a part of USPS’ long tradition of implementing the latest technology to green their fleet. It represents a historic project.

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