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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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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. The largest PV installation in Georgia.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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There’s also a section on how pilots are trained to deal with various scenarios — including cabin depressurization, malfunctioning landing gear, holes in the fuselage and sudden gusts of wind on the runway that force what is called a “go-around” — when a pilot suddenly aborts the landing and sends the plane barreling straight back into the sky.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Charlotte to Orlando? Not much can knock around the Pacifica, including wind gusts and passing big rigs, all of which had a minimal effect on the stability and sure-footed feel. The charge cord is neatly stored in a compartment in the rear cargo area. The bottom line is the Pacifica Hybrid, with a full 16.5-gallon

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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Charlotte to Orlando? Wind gusts or passing big rigs had no effect on the stability and sure footed feel. As long as the Pacifica Hybrid is plugged-in each night (just as you do your mobile phone), you are ready again for another fun day of sports practice and grocery store runs. San Diego to San Francisco? Yep, all on one tank.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Porous Transport Electrodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers, $450,000. Additive Manufacturing of Carbon-Carbon Composites with Tailored Thermal Transport Properties, $1,349,659. Energy Storing Efficient HVAC, $595,558. Offshore Wind Turbine Digital Twin for the Prediction of Component Failures, $200,000.