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

Baua Electric

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.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

Baua Electric

In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. Talks, tours, workshops and gatherings are also part of the Ely Center of Contemporary Art ’s mix.

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California ARB posts discussion document on $500M FY 2016-17 spend for low carbon transportation and fuels; $230M to fund CVRP

Green Car Congress

prior to a 4 April 2016 public workshop on the development of the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan for Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and AQIP. It is organized into two parts: Draft Funding Plan Recommendations—staff recommendations on the project categories and funding allocations for the FY 2016-17 cycle.

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Electric Company Too Scared To Tell Truth About Climate Change

Creative Greenius

After my volunteer stint was over I stayed for the presentation and workshop. Overall it was a good workshop with lots of solid basic information for people who don’t know much about solar but are considering a solar electric system. The workshop was very well attended with over 130 local people showing up.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

For many of us, the Internet is part of daily life. VPUU works to transform low-income neighborhoods into safer, more sustainable communities. Sixteen Nimble units have been built by community “clusters” for delivering mobile training workshops and establishing networks. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Education and outreach workshops for petroleum reduction fuels and technologies. Light-duty Neighborhood electric vehicles (if replacing full-size on-road vehicles). The other areas of interest include: Refueling Infrastructure for alternative fuels. Incremental cost of dedicated alternative fuel vehicles. Blending pumps (i.e.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.” In the short term, it is unlikely that EVs will create power shortfalls in the U.S. million miles of power lines.

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