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Sustainability in BrooklynSustainability in Brooklyn
Public TransportationPublic Transportation
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• the Center for American Progress found that the bill contains at least $62.2 billion in direct spending on green initiatives and $20 billion in green tax incentives, while funding for nuclear and coal projects was dropped from the final version.
• Here's the breakdown:
• the Center for American Progress found that the bill contains at least $62.2 billion in direct spending on green initiatives and $20 billion in green tax incentives, while funding for nuclear and coal projects was dropped from the final version.
• Here's the breakdown:
Congressional leaders signed off on a final
economic stimulus package that includes transit,
infrastructure and alternative energy spending.
Congressional leaders signed off on a final
economic stimulus package that includes transit,
infrastructure and alternative energy spending.
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Energy transmission and alternative energy
research
Energy transmission and alternative energy
research• $11 billion for smart grid • $7.5 billion for renewable energy
and transmission-line construction • $400 million for the Department of
Energy's Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy for the development of alternative energy sources and efficiency
• $11 billion for smart grid • $7.5 billion for renewable energy
and transmission-line construction • $400 million for the Department of
Energy's Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy for the development of alternative energy sources and efficiency
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EfficiencyEfficiency
• $4.5 billion for energy-efficiency improvements to federal buildings
• $6.3 billion for local government energy-efficiency grants
• $2.25 billion for energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income housing
• $2.25 billion for the HOME Investment Partners Program to retrofit community low-income housing
• $4.5 billion for energy-efficiency improvements to federal buildings
• $6.3 billion for local government energy-efficiency grants
• $2.25 billion for energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income housing
• $2.25 billion for the HOME Investment Partners Program to retrofit community low-income housing
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Efficiency…continuedEfficiency…continued• $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance
Program for efficiency in low-income households
• $510 million for energy-efficiency retrofits for Native American housing programs
• $420 million for energy-efficiency improvements at the Department of Defense
• $300 million for Department of Defense research on energy efficiency at military installations
• $300 million for the appliance rebate program for Energy Star products
• $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program for efficiency in low-income households
• $510 million for energy-efficiency retrofits for Native American housing programs
• $420 million for energy-efficiency improvements at the Department of Defense
• $300 million for Department of Defense research on energy efficiency at military installations
• $300 million for the appliance rebate program for Energy Star products
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Mass transit and advanced automobiles
Mass transit and advanced automobiles
• $8.4 billion for transit capital assistance programs
• $8 billion for Amtrak and intercity passenger rail
• $300 million for the purchase of more alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles for the federal fleet
• $300 million in grants and loans for technologies that reduce diesel emissions
• $8.4 billion for transit capital assistance programs
• $8 billion for Amtrak and intercity passenger rail
• $300 million for the purchase of more alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles for the federal fleet
• $300 million in grants and loans for technologies that reduce diesel emissions
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Green jobs training:Green jobs training:
• $500 million for green jobs programs through the Workforce Investment Act
• $500 million for green jobs programs through the Workforce Investment Act
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Each day the MTA removes 3 million potential drivers
from the roads, eliminating as much as much CO2 as 684,444 acres of forest,
that’s a forest 15 times the size of Brooklyn.
Each day the MTA removes 3 million potential drivers
from the roads, eliminating as much as much CO2 as 684,444 acres of forest,
that’s a forest 15 times the size of Brooklyn.
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Population & Means of Transportation
Population & Means of Transportation
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% Used Public Transportation% Used Public Transportation
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Subway: Monthly Ridership
Subway: Monthly Ridership
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Bus: Monthly RidershipBus: Monthly Ridership
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Subway: Annual RidershipSubway: Annual Ridership
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Bus: Annual RidershipBus: Annual Ridership
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Household IncomeHousehold IncomeQuickTime™ and a
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Median Household Income
Median Household Income
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Energy Consumption by Sector
Energy Consumption by Sector
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Energy Consumption per Capita
Energy Consumption per Capita
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Energy Consumption per Capita by State
Energy Consumption per Capita by State
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Transportation Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu)
Transportation Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu)
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New York & U.S. Motor-Fuel Use (Millions of
Gallons)
New York & U.S. Motor-Fuel Use (Millions of
Gallons)
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Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Different Transportation
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Different Transportation
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Things left to find out:Things left to find out:
• # of cars registered in bk• %inflation of mta fare vs average
income• How much money gov. puts into
mta• Map of new bus routes• Energy-transportation
sustainability
• # of cars registered in bk• %inflation of mta fare vs average
income• How much money gov. puts into
mta• Map of new bus routes• Energy-transportation
sustainability
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Some Sources:Some Sources:• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.
php?locIndex=286• http://www.infoplease
.com/ipa/A0104652.html• www.socialexplorer.com• http://www.mta.info/index.html• http://www.rita.dot.gov/• http://www.plannyc.org/neighborhood_se
arch#• http://www.apta.com/research/info/online
/land_use.cfm• http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffenviron
ment.htm
• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.php?locIndex=286
• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104652.html
• www.socialexplorer.com• http://www.mta.info/index.html• http://www.rita.dot.gov/• http://www.plannyc.org/neighborhood_se
arch#• http://www.apta.com/research/info/online
/land_use.cfm• http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffenviron
ment.htm