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Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

Teslarati

Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. The substance was fully caught and gathered in a collection tank at Giga Berlin, and it was later pumped out by an approved waste disposal company. “No

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

Teslarati

“As a high-performing state administration, you have always focused on the technical requirements, the high level of protection of the environment, the protection of the general public and the neighborhood from dangers, even under the pressure of great public interest and unreasonable harassment as well as the legal certainty of the procedure.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

The Art of Dismantling and Depollution: Next, we delve into dismantling and de-pollution, where hazardous materials are carefully purged. Adherence to best practices in de-pollution, waste management and material recovery becomes imperative. Education becomes the catalyst for change.

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

Green Car Congress

Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. A CNG fueling station will be constructed at 2 of the recipient’s, Allied Waste, locations.

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

Charged EVs

And there’s enough [overlap] between those organizations in membership that we share information nicely and we try and work together. Case New Holland brought out a methane-powered tractor that [runs on methane] made from farm waste. It’s the Wild West. A lot of people out there are running industrial fuses in vehicles. Garbage trucks.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. Colleen, for instance, serves the communities of Greater Los Angeles with an emphasis in reducing toxic air pollution from the transportation sector.

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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. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. About Dr. Frank.

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