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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

Cars That Think

A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. From Raw Data to Actionable Information Both SONYC and FloodNet are already having an impact.

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Why Electric Buses Are the Healthy School Choice

Blink Charging

NIEHS goes on to say that air pollution is also linked to cancers, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and other disorders. NIEHS goes on to say that air pollution is also linked to cancers, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and other disorders.

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California settles with cargo terminals over diesel engine exhaust

Green Car Congress

The terminals will also pay $756,000 to the Port of Los Angeles for grants to allow small trucking firms to buy new, low-emission trucks; $324,000 to the Port of Long Beach for projects for clean running trucks and locomotives; and $540,000 in civil penalties. Eagle Marine Services, Ltd.; International Transportation Service, Inc.;

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Total DOE award: $14,999,927. Total DOE award: $12,975,388.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? Sign the petition Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ American Lung Association call for better EPA air pollution standards. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

And then there’s interoperability and all those standards that we take for granted in the 12- and 24-volt world. And there’s enough [overlap] between those organizations in membership that we share information nicely and we try and work together. Geoff Schwartz: Yeah, things like what’s the proper spacing of wiring and stuff like that.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

We have written a short paper of about 22 pages suitable for a general audience, pulling out more technical information into a series of appendices. Since some readers might read only one appendix, some information has been repeated. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2. About Dr. Frank.

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