Have you seen the sharrows lately? The City of Stillwater has incorporated sharrows on several roads in town to create more bike lanes for bicyclists to use. These lanes are meant for bicycles and cars to share the lanes and arrows. –CityofStillwaterOK on YouTube.
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Stillwater, OK: Quick Tip- Sharrows
Friday, May 18th, 2012Greening the Grid
Monday, May 14th, 2012Part of Climate Desk’s future energy series, this video looks at how real-time pricing can modernize the biggest machine on Earth. –ClimateDesk on YouTube.
View this complete post...State Of The Air 2012
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Thanks to the Clean Air Act, we’ve made great progress in cleaning up air pollution from across the U.S. The State of the Air 2012 shows that the air quality in many places has improved, but that over 127 million people—41 percent of the nation—still suffer pollution levels that are too often dangerous to breathe.
State of Charge: Electric Vehicles’ Global Warming Emissions and Fuel-Cost Savings across the United States
Monday, April 16th, 2012
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Introduction
Over the past 100 years, we have become increasingly dependent on our cars for meeting life’s most basic needs. For most Americans, getting to and from work, bringing food home from the grocery store, or going to the doctor means using one’s car.
View this complete post...Preliminary Analysis of the Jobs and Economic Impacts of Renewable Energy Projects
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
Historically, federal incentives for renewable energy development in the United States largely consisted of the investment and production tax credits (ITC and PTC) and the accelerated depreciation benefit for renewable energy property [the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) and the bonus depreciation]. Both the ITC and the PTC provide financial incentives for development of renewable energy projects in the form of tax credits that can be used to offset taxes paid on company profits.
May 22-23, San Francisco, CA: 2nd Annual Infrastructure and Energy Finance West Conference
Friday, April 6th, 2012
From Euromoney Seminars: Following from the success of last year’s event, Euromoney Seminars and Project Finance Magazine will again team up to host the 2nd Annual Infrastructure and Energy Finance West Conference. In response to market demand, we have expanded the event focus to include energy and power and will bring together key market players […]
View this complete post...US Solar Market Insight: 2011 In Review Executive Summary
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
GREENTECH MEDIA RESEARCH
For the U.S. solar energy industry, 2011 was a historic year. On the positive side, the market for solar installations continued to boom, as the U.S. installed 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems, representing 109% growth over 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw 776 MW of PV installed, by far the most of any quarter in U.S. market history (473 MW was the previous record, set in the third quarter of 2011).
New Contest for Students – Infrastructure in Your Community
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Here at infrastructureusa.org, national figures have participated in exclusive online conversations on The Infra Blog. Infra Views showcases content from leading think tanks and policy organizations. Users have documented their local infrastructure at Show Us Your Infra! and participated in Infra Polls. Now, we are initiating a new feature that is designed to encourage students […]
View this complete post...Many Shades of Green 2012
Friday, February 10th, 2012
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The California Core Green economy reflected greater resilience than the california economy as a whole during the recent recession. reflecting the brunt of the economic downturn, the total economy slumped by seven percent while the core Green economy contracted by three percent from January 2009 to 2010. over the long term, January 1995 to 2010, the total economy grew by 12 percent while jobs in the core Green economy increased by 53 percent. in other words, while the downturn reset core Green employment back to 2008 levels, total state employment was set back to 2001 levels.
Chicago, IL: The Grant Park Bike Tunnel
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012Bike Tunnel under xxx Drive in Grant Park Chicago – MchaelStavy on YouTube.
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