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Seattle City Council passes resolution opposing transportation of coal through Seattle for export, measures for mitigating impact

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The Seattle City Council unanimously passed Resolution 31379 stating Seattle’s opposition to the transportation of coal through Seattle. Coal transported to the proposed Gateway Terminal at Cherry Point in Bellingham, WA could increase coal train traffic in Seattle from the current average of one to nine coal trains daily.

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PetroCard and Waste Management Open Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station in South Seattle

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PetroCard , a fuels distributor, and Waste Management, a provider of comprehensive waste management services, announced the grand opening of a “Clean N’ Green Fuel” compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in South Seattle— the first public-access CNG facility in the city. Waste Management has 108 CNG trucks in their Seattle area fleet.

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Kenworth T680 fuel cell tractor on display at CES

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The truck is part of the PACCAR Innovations booth exhibit—the first time PACCAR and Kenworth have exhibited at the show, which draws close to 200,000 visitors. The T680 has been running trials in the Seattle area and performing very well. Project oversight is provided by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE).

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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The most rewarding part of my career is helping to develop technologies that my friends and family members use and enjoy,” Kim says. He left Microsoft in Seattle where he had worked for three years as a software development engineer and speech scientist. The model was commercialized in 2019 and is now part of Samsung’s Galaxy phone.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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The technology allows the city to convert the fleet into part-time electric buses as an intermediate step to full electrification. This technology helps San Francisco get one step closer to full zero emissions operations, improving the health of the city’s environment and its residents. Initial SF Muni Green Zone routes.

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International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

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—Tim Bates, a research chemist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle and co-lead of the US component of the study. When black carbon covers snow and ice, the radiation is absorbed, much like that black shirt, instead of being reflected back into the atmosphere.

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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This research points to the importance of two fundamental and parallel trends in energy and the environment. Both project grid emissions decreasing over time, in part because of existing and potential regulations and plausible economic conditions. —Mike Howard, EPRI president and CEO.

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