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February 28, 2008

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

Location:

Indore, India

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.

Tags:india, air quality, embarq, greenhouse gases, innovation, technology, transportation, urban

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February 26, 2008

Leading California Companies Announce Buyers’ Group for Renewable Power

Location:

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

With today’s announcement by fourteen of California’s most prominent energy buyers, green power becomes an even more integral part of doing business in California.

Tags:united states, economics, energy, markets

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February 21, 2008

EMBARQ’s Lee Schipper Appointed to Editorial Board of Transport Policy

Location:

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ fellow at EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, has been appointed as an editorial board member of the prestigious Transport Policy journal, the official journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society.Dr. Lee Schipper

Tags:brazil, china, india, mexico, united states, energy, fuel efficiency, transportation

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February 14, 2008

ADVISORY: “Active Cities, Healthy Cities” Contest to be Launched This Week

Location:

Porto Alegre, Brazil

WHAT:

A ceremony to launch an international contest to identify and celebrate cities in Latin America that have made changes in their man-made surroundings that promote physical activity and improve overall public health.

Tags:latin america, fuel efficiency, greenhouse gases, innovation, technology, transportation, urban