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==Introduction==
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Reducing the impact of green house gas (GHG) emission on the environment has become a national priority.  About half of all GHG emissions in the U.S. come from transportation. Transit agencies can play a significant role in slowing the growth of GHG emissions as part of a carbon reduction regime.  The State of California had made
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==Further Reading==
 
==Further Reading==
  

Revision as of 18:35, 3 March 2015

Introduction

Reducing the impact of green house gas (GHG) emission on the environment has become a national priority. About half of all GHG emissions in the U.S. come from transportation. Transit agencies can play a significant role in slowing the growth of GHG emissions as part of a carbon reduction regime. The State of California had made


Further Reading

Transit Cooperative Research Program, Research Results Digest 89, Public Transportation's Role in Addressing Global Climate Change, March 2009.

This TCRP digest summarizes the mission performed May 9–23, 2008, under TCRP Project J-03, “International Transit Studies Program.” This

digest includes transportation information on the organizations and facilities visited.

Transit Cooperative Research Program, Research Synthesis 72, Use of Biodiesel in a Transit Fleet, 2007.