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Port of Los Angeles breaks ground on $137M railyard that will increase on-dock rail efficiency, reduce congestion and improve environment

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Construction of the rail project begins on the heels of completion of the Harry Bridges Boulevard Roadway Improvements, a $22-million project also built with federal stimulus dollars. Both phases are due to be completed in summer 2014.

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MIT Multi-Robot Mapping Sets New “Gold Standard”

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Kevin Lynch, editor-in-chief, IEEE Transactions on Robotics Robots rely on simultaneous localization and mapping to understand where they are in unknown environments. But unknown environments are a big place, and it takes more than one robot to explore all of them. Kimera-Multi is now the gold-standard for distributed multi-robot SLAM.”

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Report: total investment of $8.1T in nature required over next 3 decades; tripling current investments needed by 2030

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of projected economic stimulus spending. A total investment of $8.1 The report says that structural transformations are needed to close the US$4.1-trillion trillion finance gap between now and 2050, by “building back more sustainably”, by repurposing agricultural and fossil fuel subsidies and by creating economic and regulatory incentives.

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Researchers suggests high level of air pollution in Northern Italy a co-factor in COVID-19 mortality rate

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The team compared these data with the Air Quality Index—a measurement of air quality developed by the European Environment Agency. Moreover, a prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to a chronic inflammatory stimulus, even in young and healthy subjects.

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Study Finds Global CO2 Emissions Dropped 1.3% in 2009; Emissions in China and India Rose 9% and 6%

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Although the stimulus package from the Chinese government in 2008 was said to have a green focus, even construction of windmills is a relatively emission intensive activity, at least in the short run Peters said. Exports initially had a big drop during the financial crisis, but quickly recovered. “ Resources.

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South Bay Bicycle Coalition Scores $240,000 Grant! Huge Grassroots Victory for Brand New Bike Group

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citizen volunteer climate change environment 350.org How much more sense could it possibly make to develop an alternative transportation network that links all our cities and interconnect our South Bay neighborhoods to our schools, workplaces, community centers, shopping centers and retail stores, libraries, restaurants and services.

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PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

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The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5 million for the vehicle conversions.

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