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New look for Seattle City Light trucks: Hybrid diesel-electric

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No surprise that an electric utility would get some trucks that run partly on electricity. Seattle City Light just unveiled two new hybrid diesel-electric trucks that are going into service starting today, and provided the photo you see above read on for the official news release, which says they're quieter, too:Seattle City Light sends its first diesel hybrid trouble trucks into service today as part of the utility's commitment to the City's Climate Action Now efforts and the utility's ...

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topics: carbon-footprint, emissions, environment, greenhouse-gas, running

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Running in Brighton, UK

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Imagine running along the bluff in Discover Park, but only this time imagine the bluff going on for miles and miles, and instead of looking out and seeing the Olympic Mountain range, you see nothing but blue sea. That's a short and sweet summary of t...

aggregated: 41 weeks 2 hours ago | 20 views

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Mavic R-Sys - Massive Carbon Fail

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This past winter Mavic issued a voluntary recall for the front wheels in all sets of their R-Sys carbon-spoked wheelsets. As I packed my wheel up I opined to the local bike shop guys that it seemed odd that Mavic was only recalling the front wheels w...

aggregated: 40 weeks 6 days ago | 17 views

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See How Green You Are with iPhone App

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You know that riding your bike instead of driving is good for the environment, but do you know how good it is? If you've got a bike and an iPhone, you can calculate just exactly how green you're being at any time with the REI Bike Your Drive iPhone a...

aggregated: 40 weeks 5 days ago | 18 views

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