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Indian businesses weather blackouts, but at a cost
www.statesman.com
[Austin American-Statesman] - India's unreliable power system has forced businesses to create a workaround electricity system of noisy, dirty diesel generators that prepared them well when the world's worst blackout hit the country Tuesday. But the trouble has also vastly increased
Urban exercise: beat the smog
www.independent.co.uk
[The Independent] - The majority of this pollution comes from emissions of toxic gases and particulates from car exhausts and dirty diesel engines. These include nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas and PM10 and PM2.5 particulates, tiny specks of oily and partially combusted matter.
Rowland Unified gets millions in grants for green school buses
www.sgvtribune.com
[San Gabriel Valley Tribune] - The new buses are fueled by compressed natural gas, known as CNG, eliminating the dirty diesel that powered the old buses. Rowland Unified sees the buses as one more step in its green initiative. Studies show CNG buses emit significantly less
Businesses With Impact: Fenix International, Maker of The Fenix ...
www.huffingtonpost.com
[Huffington Post] - In order to charge their phones, it's a common practice for a rural third-world cell phone user to walk more than 20 miles to the closest city, where they can access a grid outlet or use a large, dirty diesel generator. "Charge vendors" sometimes haul
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