Sentences with phrase «by alternative transportation»

EcoChallengers diverted 93,552 plastic bottles and cups from the landfill, conserved 441,676 gallons of water, traveled 80,082 miles by alternative transportation, made over 900 phone calls to public officials advocating change, and volunteered over 2,446 hours in our communities.

We've prevented over 41,400 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, conserved over 114,000 gallons of water, travelled more than 8,000 miles by alternative transportation, and spent over 64,000 minutes outside.

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Her newest transportation - alternative company, Buzzcar, allows users to rent out their own cars by the hour.

The Sales Tax Exclusion (STE) provides financial incentives to cutting - edge companies by offering a sales and use tax exclusion to manufacturers that promote alternative energy and advanced transportation technologies.

Speaking at an energy conference in Tel Aviv, Energy Minister Steinitz said the country's manufacturing and transportation industries will be fueled entirely by natural gas, electricity and alternative fuels within the next 12 years.

Brightline will redefine what it means to travel by train in America with express inter-city passenger rail service arriving 2017, providing an important transportation alternative to connect Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, with future service to Orlando.

Check out this YouTube footage of a woman being harassed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) when she asked for an alternative screening for her breast milk — an alternative screening allowed under TSA guidelines for breast milk and other liquids that qualify as «medical liquids» that should not be exposed to radiation.

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.

The first morning of what officials warned would be an excruciating summer of travel, disrupted by the closings of several tracks at Penn Station for urgent repairs, was marked by ample alternative transportation options and guidance from transit agencies that resulted in a relatively smooth commute on buses, ferries and trains.

Still, Oddo said he got «push back» and «pooh - poohed» by the long - time DOT staffers, who Ms. Trottenberg had brought with her, when he mentioned trying various «technology alternatives,» such as the rubberized asphalt being used on the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge used by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and a company used by state DOT known for the durability of its asphalt.

After years of research and development, and tests by general aviation pilots in Alaska and air transport carriers in the Ohio River Valley, the FAA in 2005 declared ADS — B to be a safe radar alternative and pegged the technology as a crucial component of the agency's plans to by 2020 upgrade the national airspace system — a program known as Next - Generation Air Transportation System.

«There is a pressing need for a game - changing approach to produce alternative, drop - in, liquid transportation fuels by sustainable, technologically viable and environmentally acceptable emissions processes from abundant, low - cost, renewable materials.

MLP investment opportunities tend to be in the energy sector because 90 % of the income generated by an MLP must come from exploration, mining, extraction, refining of oil and gas and the transportation of alternative fuels like biodiesel.

The goal of this program is to build stronger communities by encouraging people to live closer to their jobs, reducing the need for cars and increasing the use of alternative transportation like walking, biking and public transit.

Avoid the Paris Metro rush hour, allow extra time for your trips, consider alternative transportation (Paris by bike, walking), especially if the weather is good.

If you want an alternative forest to explore in the Brussels area, accessible by local transportation, try the equally beautiful Sonian Forest, a green area full of plenty of lakes and streams.

I love traveling on a budget, independently, often solo (but also sometimes with family), responsibly and deeper while exploring and discovering hidden gems off the beaten path, having meaningful experiences and unique and authentic adventures, learning about and immersing myself in the local culture, history and language, staying in unique and alternative accommodations away from the main tourist areas, navigating and using the public transportation, eating the authentic and traditional cuisine at local or family - owned restaurants, and supporting the local economy by shopping local where possible.

By bringing together these various voices through the images and text, the exhibition will ultimately address transportation alternatives.

Höller's art takes the form of proposals for radical, new ways of living by creating sculptures and diagrams for visionary architecture as well as transportation alternatives, such as his renowned slide installations.

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In the last few years, Europe as a whole has made a variety of efforts to reduce carbon emissions, by encouraging use electric and hybrid vehicles as well as of alternative modes of transportation.

Russell Lampton of team Portland Community College chose to focus on alternative transportation by commuting to work by carpooling and bus commuting.

The events grew out of a 2005 demonstration by Transportation Alternatives, a private group in New York City focused on public alternatives to automobiles.

The popularity of bike sharing programs is consistently increasing; as it promotes green transportation by reducing the use of motor vehicles in the city, benefits human wellness, and it's a convenient alternative to...

Similarly, the Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.

The statute, subsequently amended by AB 109, authorizes the Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help attain the state's climate change policies.

BESS is a model developed at the University of Nebraska as a more updated alternative than the widely used GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation) model developed by the U.S. Argonne National Laboratory.

For too long, oil companies have reaped massive profits through a monopoly over our transportation options, leaving people with few alternatives to fossil fuels — fuels which are by far Washington's largest source of climate and air pollution.

By raising the cost of fossil fuels, the tax is intended to provide an incentive to find less carbon - intensive energy and transportation alternatives.

Earlier this year the European Union agreed to binding targets: By 2020, ten percent of its transportation industry's annual 300 million ton fuel consumption must come from alternatives such as biodiesel.

The goal of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 was to replace 30 percent of U.S. transportation - related petroleum consumption with alternative - fuel vehicles by 2010, and the Act requires that at least 75 percent of vehicles purchased annually by federal agencies in major metropolitan areas be alternative - fuel vehicles.

As a bicycle friendly company, we also believe in leading by example, which is why we worked in conjunction with the Alternative Transportation Department at the University of Minnesota to develop Dero ZAP.

Secretary Kerry is well - aware of U.S. national security issues, and he knows the best way to strengthen national security vis - à - vis dependency on oil is to break the stranglehold of oil on the transportation system, by dramatically reducing demand and developing alternative transportation energy sources.

For example, they do not consider alternative methods such as reducing the amount of cars circulating within the European Union or increasing the appeal of the public transportation system by upgrading the already existing facilities, creating safer and improved bike - lanes in big cities, or electrifying the transport system to slowly reduce its dependency on fossil fuels.

The inventory also showed that over 50 % of Cal Poly's emissions are produced by commuting, reinforcing the need to continue investing in alternative transportation programs and on campus housing.

Primus Green Energy Inc., an alternative fuel company that converts natural gas and other feedstocks directly into drop - in transportation fuels and solvents (earlier post), announced that its patent application covering its STG + liquid fuel synthesis technology has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

To date, they have advocated to promote smart growth, reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions, fund ocean restoration, advance the market for alternative transportation fuels and cleaner - operating vehicles, and ensure that initiatives funded by state - issued bonds embody environmental principles.

Localities have authority over the built environment (e.g. through zoning and building codes); they can implement smart growth initiatives and increase public transportation alternatives; they act as first responders for climate impacts; they deploy green infrastructure such as increasing land for open space and parks; and they drive green economies by offering tax relief and other incentives.

The initiative complements the spirit of Dubai Plan1 2021 by providing alternative modes of transportation that reduce fuel usage and CO2 emissions.

«By investing in Bullfrog Power's green fuel, TD is investing in a new, cleaner energy source and helping to raise awareness of biofuel as a sound, low - carbon alternative to traditional, fossil fuel - based transportation fuel.»

Reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the adoption of low and zero emission vehicles and strengthening alternative - fueling infrastructure

Imagine living in a time when global political instability seems the norm, peak oil is widely understood and accepted as an immediate risk, transportation alternatives are getting serious interest by investors, and governments the world over are strategizing over how to control their respective energy futures.

After a long time of lobbying by grassroots groups (it was all the way back in 2008 that we saw the petition circulating to add the feature), we finally have a thorough set of directions for alternative transportation, rounding out the walk there and public transit features.

The goal of the project is to encourage people to use alternative forms of transportation to get to school by providing them with a convenient way to get around the large campus.

Rating System (a way to measure the «greenness» of buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council) was undergoing significant change in late 2007, and based in part on my findings, the relative weighting of points relating to location and alternative means of transportation was significantly boosted.

And I will further promote transit by creating incentives for transit usage that are equal to the current incentives for driving... Everyone benefits if we can leave our cars, walk, bicycle and access other transportation alternatives.

The exhibition features bicycles by: Mike Flanigan, Alternative Needs Transportation (A.N.T); Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles; Dario Pegoretti, Pegoretti Cicli; Richard Sachs, Richard Sachs Cycles; J. Peter Weigle, J. Peter Weigle Cycles; and Sacha White, Vanilla Bicycles.