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Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The Verge

The most eye-catching scenario he proposed was a trip from LA to San Francisco in only 30 minutes. The company recently announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. On the regulatory front, things are looking brighter.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. Some Winning Stories.

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Glydways wants to reinvent transit—no more than four passengers at a time

Fast Company Tech

Public transit for everyone, everywhere, says founder Mark Seeger. Animation: Glydways] Older, almost as small-scale personal rapid transit systems built on older autonomous technologysuch as one that runs between campuses of West Virginia University in Morgantown, W. But Glydways is starting smaller than that.

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The Station: Elon’s Tesla share sale, Ford teases a second EV truck and GM’s Cruise spending ramps

TechCrunch

Micromobbin’ For some bizarre reason, it’s illegal to for people use privately owned e-scooters on public roads in England. If legalized, private scooters will have to meet similar safety specifications as those in the public trials, namely max speeds of 15.5 miles per hour and automatic lights. Autonomous vehicles.

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‘Weaponized environmentalism’? A Texas Republican wants to test wastewater for abortion medication

Fast Company Tech

Fast Company reached out to Senator Hughes to find out what evidence has been found to indicate that public safety depends on testing for mifepristone, or the chemical in birth control, but did not hear back by the time of publication. However, environmental experts are not convinced that bills like this make sense.

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Trump’s EPA wants to get rid of a rule that protects you from chemical disasters

Fast Company Tech

Another leak at a Union Carbide facility in West Virginia the following year caused eye, throat, and lung irritation for at least 135 residents. The Trump rule was finalized in December of 2019six months before the explosion at the Pennsylvania refinery. Unions like U.S. Were not happy about it, the U.S.

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