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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

Green Car Congress

exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively. The researchers created maps to measure taxi traffic intensity across the city and used inspection and trip data to approximate taxi-related exhaust emissions of two major sources of air pollution: nitric oxide and particulate matter.

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Study links California regulations, significant declines in cancer risk from exposure to air toxics

Green Car Congress

In 2006, California began requiring ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. Following the establishment of California’s statewide Truck and Bus Rule in 2008, California began requiring diesel particulate filters on trucks, reducing diesel particulate matter from the exhaust gas of diesel engines. Estimating DPM.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. And I’m careful about choosing these fights because they’re very exhausting. This is not Bradley Bartz.

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