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GREENER FREIGHT * Canada - Feds back movement with greenbacks
The federal government is investing millions of dollars to help limit the emission of greenhouse gases during freight movement
Ottawa,ONT,CAN -Today's Trucking -7 May 2008: -- ... Eight projects will receive $2.4 million in funding under Transport Canada's Freight Technology Demonstration Fund, and a further 15 projects will receive $3.7 million under the Freight Technology Incentives Program... Projects funded under both these programs are eligible for a contribution of 50 percent of eligible costs, up to a maximum of $500,000, and must be implemented within a two-year period. Remaining costs must be contributed by funding recipients and their partners... The Freight Technology Demonstration Fund and the Freight Technology Incentives Program together are part of Transport Canada's ecoFREIGHT Program... The Freight Technology Demonstration Fund helps test and measure new and underused freight transportation technologies that can reduce emissions when operated in Canadian conditions. The Freight Technology Incentives Program provides incentives for companies to purchase and install proven but underused freight transportation technologies that reduce emissions...
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