Tag: transportation

• LNG Production to Commence Summer 2014 • Hess Corporation Awarded Gas Supply Contract • Plum Energy and SST Process Solutions, Inc. Awarded Project Management Contracts • NDLNG Chief Executive Officer to Speak at Williston Basin Petroleum Conference Bismarck, North Dakota (May 7, 2014) – North Dakota LNG, LLC (NDLNG), the newest member of Prairie […]

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By Martha Baskin, Crosscut Energy: B+ Energy, hands down, gets the highest marks, particularly when it comes to grid power for buildings and housing. The most significant carbon slayer here is energy efficiency: insulation, retrofits and thermal wraps of windows, doors and roofs. It may not sound sexy, but it’s a conservation measure that’s been […]

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The Washington State Transportation Commission has just completed a statewide survey of the Voice of Washington State (VOWS) survey panel that asked 5,765 Washington state residents several questions on transportation, including how they feel about the transportation system, what their transportation investment priorities are, and if they think the state has enough revenue to meet future needs. […]

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Inflate your tires. Accelerate slowly. Change the oil. Invest $1.1 million in advanced vehicle research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. While the first three methods boost fuel efficiency one vehicle at a time, the laboratory research by PNNL scientists — who are creating some of the most sophisticated materials and scientific […]

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Originally published Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 4:08 PM By Steve Marshall When the county’s $20 congestion fee on car tabs expires next year, Metro may have to cut bus service by 17 percent, which is why Metro is looking to the Legislature to allow the car-tab fee to continue or to provide another option for […]

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Technology the way to go, says state transportation chief Source:  Bill Sheets, The Herald,  July 11, 2013. Information about the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River was available to truck drivers on the state’s website before the May 23 accident in which a truck struck the span, causing part of it to fall into the […]

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Self-driving cars that are being developed by WCTA member Google and others are getting a lift from regulators eager to accelerate automation that they predict could prevent many crashes.  A new U.S. Department of Transportation policy has been released that should advance testing and help develop precursor technologies such as vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems and brakes […]

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On May 13th, less than two weeks ago, I, along with Steve Marshall, Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Energy Solutions (CATES), Jan Greylorn associated with the Washington Clean Technology Alliance, and Jeff Esfeld of VIA Motors, were in the Rotunda Room of the Washington State Capitol Building for a transportation “rally” […]

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The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Piloting Engine Upgrade Technologies in the Freight Mobility Sector.  The purpose of the RFP is to solicit proposals to conduct one or more pilot projects to upgrade the engines on Class 8 drayage trucks serving the Port of Seattle to meet […]

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Governor Inslee released his February clean energy policy brief last week. It was full of references to clean transportation—as a means for economic development as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. While there are many aspects that are worthy of highlighting, I am highlighting just a few items in Governor Inslee’s brief.Washington spends more […]

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