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Study finds high-density, low-rise cities such as Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing life cycle GHG emissions

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A study by researchers at CU Boulder and Edinburgh Napier University finds that high-density, low-rise environments such as those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle. There is a growing belief that building taller and denser is better. Pomponi et al.

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BREAKING NEWS: Hermosa Beach To Become Carbon Neutral City! Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

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We began sharing our ideas with the Mayor in early January and it was obvious he was not just open to listening, but wanted to actively engage with us. He encouraged us to develop our ideas into steps the City could take action on. Couuncilman Duclos said this is the city’s chance to shine by improving the environment.&#. “I

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Getting To Work In Hermosa Beach – The Carbon Neutral ClueTrain Leaves the Station

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campaign citizen volunteer climate change energy efficiency environment environmental legislation fossil fuels green building green education green jobs plug-in cars politics recycling renewable energy sea-level rise solar power 350.org You say you’d like to see that presentation? Here it is as presented to the Green Task Force.

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IACT team using ALD to build nanobowls for tailored catalysts for biofuel production

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2012, in Tampa, Fla.the nanoparticle size, composition, and local environment can be tailored on the atomic scale to tune the reactivity, selectivity, and thermal stability of the catalysts. —Jeffrey Elam. They also have demonstrated size and shape selectivity for the nanobowl catalysts.

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Kawasaki Heavy taps Corvus Energy for batteries for first all-electric tanker

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set up to build infrastructure services focused on electrically powered vessels. In addition, reduced noise and vibration will create a more comfortable work environment for the crew members and limit noise pollution in the bay and its surroundings. This idea was originally proposed by e5 Lab and Asahi Tanker.

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Volkswagen using AR to design new production lines in Chattanooga

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The system helps designers see not just individual parts, but how existing and future equipment could interact in a real environment. It’s really a communications platform, and people can use it to share ideas quickly. Once you see an idea in AR, you really believe it. —Frantisek Zapletal.

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Elon Musk Has No Idea What He’s Doing With Tesla Bot

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DARPA competitions to build on. But from listening to what Elon Musk said today, I don't think he has any idea what getting humanoid robots to do useful stuff actually involves. They look for things that cars need to understand, and they have absolutely no idea about anything else, which can cause all kinds of problems for them.

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