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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). Consortium members: Arizona State University, Blinn Community College (TX), Michigan State University, Rutgers University and Texas A&M University. $4

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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51 Vermont 2.5 This analysis indicates that, for the two extreme states, the indirect emissions from electric vehicles powered by the electricity produced in West Virginia are, on average, 66 times greater than the indirect emissions from electric vehicles powered by the electricity produced in Vermont. 2 Kentucky 143.1 4 Hawaii 137.1

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Who is driving less? Democrats or Republicans?

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in Vermont to 8.7% Second, in both states on the two extremes of the decrease in VMT ( Vermont and Wyoming ) rural driving dominates urban driving. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. in Wyoming.

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USDA awards Penn State $10M to develop biomass supply chains for liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in Northeast

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast.

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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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These awards include: The National Biodiesel Board and Regents of the University of Idaho received $768,000 and $192,000 respectively, through the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. South Dakota State University (SDSU) received $2.3 The biodiesel is distributed throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. The company produced almost 1.8

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States with the highest and lowest truck traffic on interstate highways

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Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Washington. New Jersey. New Jersey. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. New Hampshire. Rhode Island. New Hampshire.