"Our vision is that one of these plants would be the core element of a community energy center" that could provide a local, sustainable source of both transportation and heating fuel.

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The car was built by the SUNY New Paltz Solarcar Racing Team in partnership with The Solar Energy Consortium as a way to promote environmentally conscious design and solar power as a viable energy source for personal transportation.

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Their streets and subway cars are aging, and the obvious source of funding for transportation repairs, the gas tax, is drying up as drivers switch to hybrids and high-mileage cars.

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The fund is the primary source of federal money for transportation infrastructure and the interstate highway system.

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Dams offer a renewable energy source, providing the means for irrigation, transportation and flood protection.

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In addition to this, there is an increasing demand for liquefied natural gas, as it is becoming realized as an important source of fuel due to the ease in its storage and transportation.

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If a company is convinced that its source will remain unchanged in the future, then going with cheap transportation makes sense.

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Costs affiliated with wages, raw materials, land, and transportation were included as potentially prohibitive with 65% saying that labor was the greatest source of concern.

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