Though most of us in Northeast Ohio enjoy a short average commute time (just 26 minutes), not all communities have that luxury.  To cope, regions with high populations and high outward migration have adopted the use of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes, otherwise known as the Carpool Lane.  These forms of traffic infrastructure keep more vehicles off the road, but is it really doing much for smart growth and regional development?  This author wants to weigh out the options.
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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE? The focus of this year’s HTUF National Conference will be on the impact of hybrid and high efficiency truck technologies over the last ten years, highlighting the changing face of the future. Attendees will hear about policy and legislative actions in incentive programs, resources to support change, the military’s role in advanced truck deployment, the impact of fleet changeover, and what’s next for our industry overall.
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Join Clean Fuels Ohio, the Dayton Development Coalition and the Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corp for a day long event showcasing transportation energy alternatives and leading Ohio fleets adopting these solutions to improve efficiency and environmental performance.
 
Learn about gaseous and biofuel alternatives to petroleum, see vendor and technology displays, ride & drive in alternative fuel vehicles and celebrate the 2010 class of Ohio Green Fleets.
 
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The much anticipated launch of Nissan's Leaf Electric Vehicle (EV) will be this summer as a 2011 model.  The vehicle promises to shake up the market with its devotion to emissions-free motoring for mass production.  However, is the Leaf a vehicle that the public should get excited about?  This author is a bit apprehensive on the vision of the Leaf and EV motoring.

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Saturday morning kicked off the 2010 Cleveland Internation Auto Show at the I-X Center.  Vehicle manufacturers from all over filled the I-X Center with new models and concept vehicles to show off what they've been working on.  Of course there were flashy convertibles, trucks, and massive SUVs, but how many vehicles were shown for the environmentally conscious motorist?
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What is Who Killed The Electric Car?
   An award winning documentary By Martin Sheen.  "A quielty shocking indictment or our gasguzzling auto companies and the perto-politicians who love them" says Karen Dubin of Elle Magazine. After the movie stay for a Q&A with CWRU expert Robert Savinell, who willl be responding to the movie,and the future for electric cars.

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What Is Solar Power Investment Summit 
  The Solar Power Investment Summit is a major gathering place for the solar power industry’s decision makers—the one deal-making venue where the solar power and financial communities come together year after year to network and conduct business. Main Topics Read more »

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What Is Green Truck Summit?
     The Green Truck Summit is considered the industry’s foremost educational forum on how the “green revolution” impacts vocational trucks. The Green Truck Summit is considered the industry’s foremost educational forum on how the “green revolution” impacts vocational trucks.
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The Lakewood Democratic Club will meet for our regular meeting on Thurs, September 3 at 7:30 p.m., Woman's Club Pavilion, Lakewood Park. (Social hour begins at 7:00 p.m.). OUR SPEAKER FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING:  Daniel Hull of RePower America will speak about his campaign to promoteEnergy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, a Unified Smart Grid, and Plug in Hybrids Read more »