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Using air transportation data to predict pandemics.»
Not exact matches
The Trump Administration has directed various agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Commerce Department, and
Transportation Department to find ways to
use the Clean
Air Act and other laws to require vehicles made overseas undergo strict emissions testing and other reviews, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Other industries have dealt with longer supply chains by balancing
transportation flows between different transport modes, often
using air freight to move high - value, short - shelf - life products to market.
Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey said, «I am pleased Governor Cuomo is making good
use of federal funds by supporting clean
air and alternative
transportation programs.
FTN, a global provider of full service customs brokerage, ocean and
air cargo distribution and North American
transportation, will
use 33,000 - square - feet of the building for office space, plus 55,000 - square - feet as warehouse.
The environmental impact study will take two years and will look at how building and operating the facility would affect land and water
use,
air quality,
transportation, and socioeconomic aspects of the community.
Researchers with the
Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airline Cabin Environment Research are testing a system that
uses mathematical models and sensors designed to pinpoint problem passengers down to their seat number and alert flight and ground crews of an emergency.
Because of those characteristics,
transportation infrastructure may play a significant role in linking land
use,
transportation behavior,
air quality and health.
Likewise, most of the world's megacities are expanding initiatives to clean up their
air, including prohibiting dirty cars from entering certain zones, fees to drive in congested areas and promoting
use of public
transportation.
That decision will be influenced by several factors, including the threat of fires; poor
air quality; smoke and fire damage to school facilities;
transportation challenges; staffing shortages; power outages; and
use of schools as emergency shelters for fire victims.
Since Thompson was so far ahead of the
transportation curve, another Scot, John Dunlop, had to reinvent the
air - filled tire in 1888 for bicycle
use.
This notice is intended to give further guidance to
air carriers and other sellers of
air transportation on how those additional taxes, fees, and restrictions that are permitted to be listed separately from a fare quotation may be disclosed in advertisements.1 This guidance will be
used by the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings in its compliance and enforcement activities associated with 14 CFR 399.84, the Department's full fare advertising rule, and 49 U.S.C. 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices.
This is an explanation of common terminology
used in the
air transportation industry to assist consumers in understanding the rules that govern
air travel.
The GAO also reviewed the Department of
Transportation's oversight of airlines» disability training programs and found that the Department
uses a variety of oversight methods to ensure airlines comply with the
Air Carrier Access Act and the Department's implementing disability regulations including analyzing passengers» complaint data, conducting compliance inspections, and pursuing enforcement actions.
The CCAP
Transportation Guidebook is to engage state and local officials in understanding the extent to which policy decisions impact
air pollution, energy
use, and greenhouse gas emissions.
In selecting communities to participate in the program, the statute requires DOT to give priority to those communities where (a) average
air fares are higher than the
air fares for all communities; (b) a portion of the cost of the activity contemplated by the community is provided from local, non-airport-revenue sources; (c) a public - private partnership has been or will be established to facilitate
air carrier service to the public; (d) improved service will bring the material benefits of scheduled
air transportation to a broad section of the traveling public, including businesses, educational institutions, and other enterprises whose access to the National
air transportation system is limited (e) the assistance will be
used in a timely fashion; and, (f) multiple communities cooperate to submit a regional or multistate application to consolidate
air service into one regional airport.
The Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act, known as the FAST Act, opens the door for the building of turn - key replica vehicles by low - volume manufacturers if builders
use engines that meet current model year Clean
Air Act standards for the model year in which they are produced.
The California
Air Resources Board released a draft report that proposes targets for land
use and
transportation planning in 2020 and 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state's eighteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations, including the four largest: Southern California, San Diego, the Bay Area,... Read more →
Our list presents areas that are promoting a healthier environment — some by actively minimizing
air pollution and others by the residents themselves who
use public
transportation in large numbers.
Points can be
used toward stays at these properties or through partners, allowing you to
use them toward
air travel, ground
transportation, and gift certificates to such brands as Starbucks and iTunes.
The $ 6.79 million will be
used to increase mobility downtown, which means more people could rely on public
transportation and consequently lead to better
air quality.
It's one thing to
use a credit card to rack up
air miles, but what if your main mode of
transportation is a car?
Points can be
used toward stays at these properties or through partners, allowing you to
use them toward
air travel, ground
transportation, and gift certificates to such brands as Starbucks and iTunes.
Their policy says «Once You have received Emergency Medical Care and Our consulting Physician determines You are able to and recommends that You return Home, We will arrange and pay for the following services and expenses to return You to Your province or territory of residence:... the cost of
air ambulance
transportation to the most appropriate facility in Your province or territory of residence, if the
use of an
air ambulance is required and Medically Necessary.»
Package includes: Accommodations
Transportation to and from the Liberia airport Gourmet meals in our open air dining pavilion Daily 2 - hour surf lesson or coaching (2:1 surfer to instructor ratio) Use of all surf equipment Professional Surfing Photography (yours to take home) Daily yoga class One sixty minute massage at Bodhi Spa All transportation to surf & speci
Transportation to and from the Liberia airport Gourmet meals in our open
air dining pavilion Daily 2 - hour surf lesson or coaching (2:1 surfer to instructor ratio)
Use of all surf equipment Professional Surfing Photography (yours to take home) Daily yoga class One sixty minute massage at Bodhi Spa All
transportation to surf & speci
transportation to surf & special dinners out
Vintage steam locomotives, reminiscent of those
used to haul cut sugar cane from the fields to the mill, provide open -
air transportation along a scenic route with panoramic views.
All the vehicles
used for private
transportation are
air conditioned and well - maintained minibuses (passenger vans) driven by reliable and punctual Costa Rican professionals, who are eager to help your group move safely about the country.
A fun holiday for everyone, with two modes of
transportation; comes with fast boat from Bali, and back to Bali
using the
air route, choice of luxury villas on Gili Trawangan will make the most memorable holiday.
Therefore, the hotel will
use local products with carefully selected natural materials as well as the most environmentally sound solutions for heating,
air conditioning, climate control, laundry, waste processing and
transportation.
The Phillips Collection is committed to promoting the
use of sustainable
transportation as a way to reduce local traffic congestion and
air pollution.
-- Climate impacts: global temperatures, ice cap melting, ocean currents, ENSO, volcanic impacts, tipping points, severe weather events — Environment impacts: ecosystem changes, disease vectors, coastal flooding, marine ecosystem, agricultural system — Government actions: US political views, world - wide political views, carbon tax / cap - and - trade restrictions, state and city efforts — Reducing GHGs: + electric power systems: fossil fuel
use, conservation, solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear, tidal, other +
transportation sector: conservation, mass transit, high speed rail,
air travel, auto / truck (mileage issues, PHEVs, EVs, biofuels, hydrogen) + architectural structure design: home / office energy
use, home / office conservation, passive solar, other
1) Energy conservation and energy efficiency 2) Renewable energy 3) Cleaner
uses of coal, and carbon capture and storage 4) Sustainable
transportation, including electric vehicles 5) Modernization of the electrical grid 6) Joint research and development of clean energy technologies 7) Clean
air 8) Clean water 9) Natural resource conservation, e.g. protection of wetlands and nature reserves 10) Combating climate change and promoting low - carbon economic growth
Hydrogen burns in
air, so one can easily imagine
using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels to supply energy for our
transportation needs that can not be met by electric trolleys and trains.
«California has been a world leader in reducing
air pollution from vehicles, and now we need to lead on diversifying our
transportation fuels and
using cleaner alternative fuels.»
A new study by the International Council on Clean
Transportation (ICCT) estimates heavy fuel oil (HFO)
use, HFO carriage, the
use and carriage of other fuels, black carbon (BC) emissions, and emissions of other
air and climate pollutants for the year 2015, with projections to 2020 and 2025.
(2) evaluate the effect of
using alternative
transportation fuels on land and
air engine exhaust emissions; and
In cities around the world, forward - thinking governments, spurred often as not by more immediate crises and exercising their intrinsic subsidiarity, have found their way to sustainable solutions to problems of energy
use,
transportation,
air quality, resilience and waste.
Getting rid of your car and walking, biking or
using public
transportation makes a huge impact on your personal carbon footprint as well as national
air quality.
Ashok Gupta,
Air and Energy Program director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said, «
Using existing technology, we can dramatically reduce greenhouse gases from the
transportation sector.
The institute said that the E.P.A., invoking the Clean
Air Act, and the Department of
Transportation,
using its regulatory power over fuel efficiency, could make major strides over the next decade in reducing carbon dioxide pollution.
Above: Climeworks has developed a machine that separates carbon dioxide out of ambient
air; Audi then
uses this pure carbon dioxide to make
transportation fuels.
They include heating, ventilation, and
air conditioning (HVAC), facility lighting, facility support, onsite
transportation, conventional electricity generation, and other nonprocess
uses.
The purchase of a Bagonia and / or Birch has a positive macro effect on our economy and society... it keeps businesses from shutting down, people employed and able to take care of their families, it minimizes carbon emission output from mass transport of products, it reduces space in landfills, empowers people to end the plastic and paper bag plague and encourages people to
use bikes as alternative
transportation thereby increasing their health and reducing
air pollution and the
use of fossil fuels.»
By applying the Bio towers we would reduce the amount of valuable agricultural land
used for production of bio-fuel plants, reduce
transportation costs and related
air pollution.
«Complete Streets» principles facilitate improved joint
use of roadways by all users, including pedestrians, motorists, and bicyclists as well as promote a cleaner, greener
transportation system with reduced traffic congestion and the resultant
air pollution.
Zero - Emission Vehicles in California — To significantly reduce both GHG emissions and
air pollution from the
transportation sector, California's state agencies, including the California Energy Commission, have developed a series of policies and actions to encourage the
use of zero - emission vehicles (ZEVs).
But many European cities have found the answer to be fairly simple: make it harder (and / or costlier) to park.According to a new study by the Institute for
Transportation and Development Policy, innovative parking policies in Europe are allowing cities to enjoy «revitalized town centers, big reductions in car
use, drops in
air pollution, and rising quality of urban life.»
The CleanSpace network, which is separate from (but designed to
use) the Tag, tracks user's physical journeys with the CleanSpace app, and delivers local
air pollution information so users can choose the cleanest routes and modes of
transportation, while also rewarding those users with «CleanMiles,» which can then be converted to perks from the network's participating partners.
Ahmedabad, India, leads the pack as cities in developing nations race ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions, according to the Institute for
Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which last week gave the western Indian city its 2010 Sustainable Transport Award.The award has been given out since 2005 to a city that best «uses transport innovations to increase mobility for all residents, while reducing transportation greenhouse [gas] and air pollution emissions and increasing cyclist and pedestrian safety and
Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which last week gave the western Indian city its 2010 Sustainable Transport Award.The award has been given out since 2005 to a city that best «
uses transport innovations to increase mobility for all residents, while reducing
transportation greenhouse [gas] and air pollution emissions and increasing cyclist and pedestrian safety and
transportation greenhouse [gas] and
air pollution emissions and increasing cyclist and pedestrian safety and access.»
At this point in time most of us are familiar with the idea of a carbon footprint and that our energy
uses — from
transportation and electricity to food, clothes and everything else — release carbon dioxide into the
air.