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Fedex Ramps Up Energy Efficiency Goals

May 18, 2012 No Comments by

FedEx Express announced this week that its entire vehicle feet is becoming more energy efficient at a faster rate than the company had originally planned.

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DreamBikes Teaches Job Skills and Boosts Bicycling in Urban Neighborhoods

May 17, 2012 No Comments by

DreamBikes started when John Burke, president of Trek BIcycle Company, suggested the idea and then donated the seed money to open the first DreamBikes shop in Madison four years ago.

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IKEA Free Weekend Ferry Service Starts From Murray Hill

May 15, 2012 No Comments by

IKEA is testing a new ferry stop at the East 35th Street Terminal in Murray Hill. The service runs every 40 minutes and is free all day Saturday and Sunday.

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$21 Carbon Neutral Chocolate Bar Arrives By Boat in UK

May 11, 2012 No Comments by

Next week 24,000 bars of hand-pressed, carbon-neutral chocolate will arrive in the UK port of Portsmouth by sail, and will retail for $21.

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Citi To Sponsor NYC Bike Share Program

May 08, 2012 No Comments by

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and CitiBank announced that the financial services giant will pay $41 million over five years to sponsor NYC’s new bike sharing program.

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The Tube in London Now Sponsored by Emirates

May 06, 2012 No Comments by

The “Emirates Air Line,” linked between two of the airlines’ sponsored stations, Royal Docks and Greenwich Plaza, reveals a new trend in public transport advertising.

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Ford to EV Dealers: Meet Environmental Requirements

May 01, 2012 No Comments by

Ford is requiring dealerships selling its EVs to meet environmental and expertise guidelines as the Focus Electric appears in more showrooms.

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Live From the Amtrak San Joaquin

Apr 29, 2012 No Comments by

While the California high speed rail project flails for a bevy of reasons, Amtrak still putters on in the San Joaquin Valley.

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