For example, IBM developed a smart traffic system for Stockholm that resulted in drop in traffic, increased green vehicle and public transportation use, and an improved overall quality of life for the city's residents.
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The manufacture of cash requires the transportation and use of raw materials in manufacturing processes, with the final product transported to financial institutions.
To reduce carbon emissions from transportation they use vans powered by bio-diesel inside London and even claim to use boats on England's network of canals to transport produce from outside the capital.
That means measuring and reducing the embodied energy of a product throughout the supply chain, from materials extraction to processing to transportation to product use and disposal.
When people ask me about what jobs are supported, well, the packaging material that my company uses, the transportation companies we use, the FedEx - companies - you know, the companies that move our product, the restaurants that use our product won't be able to get as much.
The breakdown also is reflected in the use of outside drivers for transportation needs and whether the congregations prohibit telephone use or allow individuals to have cellphones.
Also that year, McCready was charged in Arizona with hindering prosecution and unlawful use of transportation.
Hydrogen's use for transportation must still overcome combustibility concerns, or we'll be driving mini-Hindenburgs.
Menino called it "a very serious storm" and urged residents to use public transportation if they have to travel into the city.
People are clamoring to use public transportation in places from Chicago to Los Angeles, where downtown residents just voted to bring back streetcars.
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Ballantine had pledged to cut personal and corporate income tax rates and to use state transportation funding for roads rather than urban rail projects.
One hurdle for his airline is that many New York area crew members use public transportation, such as the subway, to get to work.
They already drive small, fuel efficient cars and use public transportation.
This program identifies, assesses, trains, and places community members, including military veterans, into careers in transportation and mixed-use development projects, which, in turn, grows the local workforce and strengthens the economy.
The Columbia and Snake River system allows large volumes of freight to be moved with negligible impact on air quality, and replacing this transportation capacity would require use of 120, 000 rail cars or 700, 000 trucks.
"There are plenty of examples of federal Interstate Highway projects in the state of Wisconsin that have terrible, terrible needs right now that are being unmet that to me would be a much better use of transportation dollars, " Walker said.
To rank all 50 states, the group focused on a variety of programs, including standards for equipment and appliances, energy codes for buildings and policies for land use and transportation, as well as public spending on initiatives at utilities, tailpipe standards and tax incentives.
However, our current transportation infrastructure is unable to use hydrogen as replacement for gasoline.
U.S. transportation departments would like to use the systems to gather information from the highways.
Bidois also discouraged the use of public transportation in urban areas and warned that caution should be taken at beaches, especially in El Salvador.
Regardless of the final regulatory outcome, gas production is likely to soar, especially as gas use grows in transportation, industry, and electric generation.
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On the up side, though, New York state's per capita income ranks 16th nationally, and its urban population makes heavy use of public transportation.
City officials and alternative transportation advocates have said bicycle use has surged in recent years, as have the number of tourists who annually visit New York City.
The price of gas at the pump had to match the higher prices around the rest of the world to incentivize the purchase of more efficient cars and greater use of public transportation.
State and federal transportation departments also would like to use the systems to gather information from the highways.
"We look forward to working with AeroVironment to help reduce the use of oil for transportation, " said Robbie Alm, Hawaiian Electric executive vice president.
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The technology needed to use natural gas a transportation fuel has been around for many years and is being used around the world and in the United States by a very limited group.
Air travel for the holiday is expected to rise 3.7%, thanks to a 4% dip in airfares from last year. 2.55 million passengers will fly to their Labor Day destination, while 2.3 million will use other modes of transportation like buses, rail and cruise ships.
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