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Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

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Prior studies have shown that air pollution impacts lung and heart health, but only a few studies have looked at how air pollution might affect sleep. Martha Billings, lead study author and associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington. —Billings et al. g/m 3 ) increase in yearly PM 2.5 exposure; and.

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

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Muratori found that as more PEVs are added to a neighborhood, and a higher charging power is adopted, the distribution infrastructure might no longer reliably support the local electricity demand. Muratori noted that might be true in the future, but not necessarily.

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LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published findings and data from its inaugural study counting the number of people biking and walking on Los Angeles streets. p>Information gathered during the count will be used to guide future pedestrian and bike infrastructure projects throughout the city.

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Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children

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Latino children who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and published in the journal Diabetes. Our study shows air pollution also contributes to Type 2 diabetes risk.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

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to help shape future electric vehicle services. When Austin closed the Mueller municipal airport in 1999, community leaders committed to redeveloping the site into a ground-breaking mix-used, sustainable urban neighborhood. This project will also help us develop future capabilities of the Volt and other plug-in electric vehicles.

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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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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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Chacarita Is Buenos Aires’s Quirkiest Neighborhood. Get There Soon.

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To become a city’s coolest new neighborhood, there are certain prerequisites: a crop of cafes that toe the line between cozy and snobbish, chefs combining the innovative with the Instagrammable, and shops so sincere that they are doomed to close when rents rise, which they inevitably will. But then it must also have quirks. Get There Soon.