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Discussions with tag 'Transportation'
Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation, March 17, 5:30 pm
March 17: Clean Tech and Energy Solutions in Transportation Of the ~25,000 Tesla’s (with orders for thousands) to date, come meet Tesla #1858 (world wide) and its owner, Harold Nahigian, who will …
Solar Roadways - if you haven't seen this yet, you should
Check out the video for Solar Roadways if you haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTA3rnpgzU It raised over 2 million from an Indiegogo campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/so…
Green Marine Solar Transportation
Learn about the design process and hands on experiences in building Green Marine Solar Transportation fit for moving serious cargo along the Mohawk River. How does this work fit our future cargo busin…
More Electric Vehicle Rebates in Massachusetts! $2 million in rebates added!
Electric Vehicle Rebates Get an Additional $2M (Thanks to the Sierra Club for this information!) Great news! Massachusetts has added $2M to the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle (EV) rebate program. …
Solar Impulse 2 - The First Aircraft to Circle the Globe Using Solar
The Solar Impulse 2 has become the first solar powered aircraft to complete a trip around the world. Packing 17,000 solar cells in its wings, the Solar Impulse 2 harnessed energy from the sun to power…
Free Event: Moving Goods & People to, from, and along the Brooklyn Waterfront, 3/31, 9:00AM - 4:00PM, Brooklyn, NY
Moving Goods and People to, from, and along the Brooklyn Waterfront by BWRC and UTRC Friday, March 31, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT Location: Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, N…
Gulf Coast: Green Building & Mobility on July 26 in Houston
Getting to and from green buildings: People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, a…
Best in the West Regional Webinar Series: Autonomous Vehicles Revolution on August 25
Learn about the future as autonomous vehicles, expected to help create a global transportation revolution, similar to the one created when the first automobiles replaced the horse and buggy. Most c…
Webinar: Overview and Location & Transportation Credits (LEED v4 BD+C and ID+C), September 6
Join USGBC Indiana for an online webinar to explore the LEED Location & Transportation credits, which encourage project teams to take advantage of the infrastructure elements in existing communities t…
Advancements in measuring bicycle and Pedestrian Accessibility Webinar, September 12
Measures of destination accessibility by automobile and transit are growing in use. Virginia, for example, evaluates both in project prioritization. Yet measures of bicycle and pedestrian accessibilit…
The Ocean's Turn - Geopolitics, Sustainability, Innovation, September 28, 8:30am-5pm, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Medford, MA
The ocean covers 71% over the earth’s surface, far, far greater than any land mass. Directly or indirectly, it touches every piece of life on earth and every aspect of human society. The ocean f
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Electrifying Transportation in Southern California: Opportunities and Challenges for 2030, Oct 17, Los Angeles,CA
Host: Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC)
Sponsor: Edison International
Partners: UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, Southern California Association o
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Webinar: USGBC-LA Quarterly Thought Leadership Series: Scaling EV Infrastructure, June 18, 4 PM
At our quarterly thought leadership events, USGBC-LA works to highlight a local sustainability issue, have an informed discussion amongst industry leaders on action-oriented solutions, and m
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Webinar: Bay Planning Coalition Expert Briefing: Greening our Transportation System, July 30, 9am PST
Join Bay Planning Coalition’s Expert Briefing on Reducing Emissions in the Transportation Sector on July 30th from 9:00am -11:00am via Zoom Webinar.
As the transportation sector acc
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Virtual: 2020 Northeast Multimodal Transit Summit, November 23, 11am - 7:30pm EDT
Announcement – The Nov 23rd summit sessions will be online, with the exception of the morning outdoor walk audit.
As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working together t
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Virtual Conference: 4th Sustainable Transportation Summit -- Innovative Ideas and Policy for Sustainable Transportation, November 18, 8:30-11:30 am
This conference will be focused on intentional actions and ideas that we can use to mitigate the negative effects of climate change worldwide. The speakers will discuss the interactions between humans
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Virtual BECC 2020: From Nudge to Leap!, December 7-10, 12pm - 5pm EDT
Proposed Format
- The conference will run for four half-days 12-5 pm EST, December 7-10, 2020
- A Gentle Yoga and Meditation session will be held 1 hour before the start of the conference Tuesday,
Webinar: Phasing Out Gasoline, February 25, 12 pm EST
You may have seen recent headlines about whole countries and major cities setting deadlines to phase-out gas-powered cars, and states like California following suit. But how do these phase-outs or &ld
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Bridge to 2030: Building Electrification Webinar, March 16, 9 am EDT
The Bridge to 2030 educational series invites audiences to delve into topics integral to 2030 District progress throughout Pennsylvania, including energy, water, transportation, indoor air quality, an
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Free Webinar: RE-electrification, repowering our world with renewables, April 8, 4-5 pm
Electrification of our transportation, utility and building sectors is a vital component of our society’s move toward a cleaner and greener world.
So how are we doing? Where do we stand today
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NECEC/AEG Northeast Regional Alignment Summit On Transportation and Mobility, December 5, 12 - 5:30 pm, New York, NY
The transportation sector accounts for 42% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast U.S., making it the single largest contributor to the region's carbon footprint. While cleaning up the t
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