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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2011

BAE-powered buses reach major milestone

As an early UK adopter of this proven technology, London United placed an order for an additional 20 vehicles in 2010 following their participation in the hybrid bus trial run by Transport for London.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2011

Ohio's SARTA contracts with Clean Energy for CNG

Over the next two years, the transit agency expects to deploy nine new CNG fixed-route 32-passenger buses and 17 CNG paratransit buses as replacements for 50 percent of the diesel models in its fleet.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2011

MBTA to launch fed-funded wind turbines

Constructing the first of two turbines, one of which will be funded by a federal grant. The first turbine will generate enough power to cover 65 percent of Kingston Station’s electricity. The second will power a rail station and generate surplus electricity for the agency to sell.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

Cummins supports new emissions, efficiency standards

Company collaborated with other engine and vehicle manufacturers, technology suppliers, fleets and environmental organizations to provide input.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2011

Web Extra: Carbon reduction, culture change top talk at green conference

From engaging employees to design and international innovations, the conference provided attendees with several options to make their operations greener.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2011

L.A. Metro adopts green construction policy

One of the first transit agencies in the country to institute a comprehensive policy aimed at reducing harmful emissions from construction equipment used in the course of the agency's transportation projects.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2011

Riverside, Calif. adds solar power to bus stops

As part of the campaign, posts at selected bus stops are crowned with a solar panel that charges a battery that powers the light-emitting diode, or LED, fixtures.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2011

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus picks new exec. dir.

Edward F. King, current executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, will replace Stephanie Negriff as the new director of the city’s public transportation system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2011

CTTransit adds hybrids to supervisor fleet

The vehicles replaced non-hybrid vehicles, some almost 10 years old and most with well over 100,000 miles on them. These new hybrids will get 20 miles per gallon in the city and 26 miles per gallon on the highway, improving the fuel economy of the entire Supervisor fleet. They are an addition to the two Prius hybrid automobiles already in use by the Hartford Division.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2011

Toledo’s TARTA receives FTA grant for solar panels

The $1 million in funding will help the agency build a solar panel array at its headquarters and replace the facility's lights with modern, energy-efficient equipment.

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