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New Jersey resuscitates offshore wind with two new projects

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Photo: Ocean Wind 1 Ørsted dealt New Jersey a massive blow by canceling 2.2 GW of new projects to its pipeline. New Jersey was expected to announce another offshore wind solicitation at the beginning of 2024, and it’s delivered. It’s a joint venture of TotalEnergies, Rise Light & Power, and Corio Generation.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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However, although the state has made considerable progress decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the rate of emissions decline appears to be slowing, due in part to a spike in transportation emissions attributed to an increase from light-duty vehicles. In 2015, California increased renewable electricity to 21.9%

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

Cars That Think

Tanenbaum went on to serve as president of AT&T’s New Jersey Bell (now part of Verizon ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Adolf Goetzberger Photovoltaics pioneer Life Fellow, 94; died 24 February Goetzberger was an early proponent of solar energy technologies. He was appointed president of AT&T Communications in 1984.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater).

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

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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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But there’s much more automakers can do beyond fuel efficiency to reduce our environmental impact by adopting energy efficiency and renewable energy throughout our operations. Rob May, Honda Marysville plant manager, announces the new Line 1 paint facility. We work every day on these issues. —Ryan Harty. Click to enlarge. (HDM)

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Headless Body In Topless Bar

Creative Greenius

Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, I read the New York Daily News after my parents were done reading it. And that’s exactly the way I’m feeling about the Los Angeles Times this week after reading two separate articles in the space of four days claiming that solar panels may do more harm than good.