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Rice's House Named a Top 10 Competitor in Solar Decathlon
KIAHHOUSTON -- (October 16, 2009) -- Rice University's ZEROW HOUSE placed in the top 10 of the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, but there is still time to vote for the team for the People's Choice Award by texting HOUSE14 to 99503 before 5 p.m....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Metal and Mineral, Education, Decathlon, Track and Field
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The Rice ZeRow House
KIAHEvery two years, U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the Solar Decathlon. Twenty teams from across the globe are selected to design and build houses completely powered by the sun. This year, a group of students from Rice University will be competing as the...Tags: Architecture, Texas, Science and Technology, Technology, Arts and Culture
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Great Park awarded $1 million for national Solar Decathlon
L.A. NOWOrange County's Great Park will receive $1 million in federal grant as they play host to a national collegiate solar design competition and alternative energy exposition in the next year, park officials announced.... -
An electrifying freight solution on the 710? Siemens working on it
Los Angeles may be one of the first global cities to adopt a new electric freight trucking system, unveiled by electrical engineering giant Siemens Corp. last week at the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium, or EVS26. The new technology, called eHighway,...
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Daily News Briefs: May 17, 2012
KickingTiresNew models will come fast and furious in the 2013-16 model years, according to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's annual product pipeline analysis, dubbed the "Car Wars" report. Bank of America sees an above-average level of new model launches starting in......Tags: Fiat, Subaru, Hyundai, SUVs and Crossovers, Investments
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Report: Leaked Fisker Atlantic documents reveal big production delay, specs
Autoblog.comFiled under: Hybrid, Sedan, Plants/Manufacturing, Fisker, Electric, Luxury The Fisker Atlantic extended-range plug-in vehicle will start production about a year after its previously estimated mid-2013 date, Inside EVs blog reports, citing leaked company... -
L.A. electric car drivers differ from nation, study finds
The growing number of electric vehicle drivers in Los Angeles are behaving differently from the national norm. Not only are EV drivers in L.A. traveling farther than those in other cities, but they charge their vehicles more often at public locations...Tags: Travel, Chevrolet, Trips and Vacations, Nissan, Hybrid Vehicles
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Clean Mobility Center, focusing on alternative fuels, opens in O.C.
Jamie Caissie says he's picky about the gas he puts in his GMC Sierra truck. For years, the 35-year-old flooring contractor only filled up at 76 brand stations, but on a recent Monday, he decided to try something new: the Propel Clean Mobility Center in...
Tags: Siemens, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Biofuels, Petroleum Industry
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Fact or Fiction? Gasoline Mythbusters
Anchor/ReporterGas prices are still hovering around the $3.50 mark for regular unleaded, but we haven't even hit Memorial Day or the 4th of July yet. Mythbuster 1 Will we see five dollar gas prices this summer? The answer is no, barring any kind of doomsday nuclear...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Automotive Equipment, Sunoco Incorporated, AAA, Petroleum Industry
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Garagiola reprimanded over disclosure filing omission
State Sen. Rob Garagiola, a Democrat from Germantown, has been sent a letter of reprimand from a state ethics committee for failing to disclose income he received as a lobbyist on state disclosure forms. The committee said in a letter it will take no...Tags: Elections, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Career and Workplace, Ethics, Employment Opportunities
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Embrace smart meters to cut energy bills, utilities urge
In a technological world where cars tell drivers when to turn, phones seem to do everything but butter bread, and movies are available instantly online, power companies have lagged when it comes to innovations for individual customers.
Now, however,...Tags: Progress Energy Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Coral Springs, Electricity Production and Distribution
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On Earth Day, consider eco-friendliness
Going green doesn't involve any magical, groundbreaking spells, John Wagner, author of "Green Remodeling" (Creative Homeowner Press, 2008), says. You can still use carpet and furniture and drywall, but you're using greener versions of them, he says. For...Tags: Earth Day, Cancer, Environmental Issues, Shingles, Energy Saving
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