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Johnson Controls does not believe it is the source of lead pollution in Pudong incident

Green Car Congress

Recent reports from China ( earlier post ) cited local environmental officials suggesting that battery maker Johnson Controls was the source of lead in a pollution incident in Shanghai affecting some 21 children. Recent news coverage about this suspension in production has included some inaccuracies we would like to clarify.

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Rice/EPA study finds ground-level ozone falling faster than CMAQ model predicted

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Rice University and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report in a paper in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry that particularly in Northeastern cities, ozone levels dropped even beyond what was anticipated by cutting emissions of NO x from 2002 to 2006. This is good news. from 2002 to 2006.

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London T-Charge comes into force for older, more polluting vehicles

Green Cars News

The London T-charge, which mainly applies to pre-2006 diesel and petrol vehicles has come into force today (23 October).

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Cornwall College work to cut pollution

Green Cars News

Cornwall College is to hold a special day to encourage more staff and students to cycle to work to reduce traffic congestion on local roads and cut pollution. A travel survey in 2006 showed that approximately 80% of staff drive on their own to the College. The aim is to reduce this substantially by 2011. &#.

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EPA pinpoints areas that miss particle standards

Green Cars News

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will pinpoint 31 areas across the country that are not meeting its daily standards for fine particle air pollution (PM 2.5) The areas have been designated as “non-attainment” because their 2006-2008 air quality monitoring data shows they did not meet the agency’s health-based standards.

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PHEV Blowback

Plug In Partners

Here is the headline and the lead: Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution By James R. gasoline use but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say. The fact is that plug-ins are an important opportunity for reducing pollution. A curious story ran in USA Today last week. Blowback is predictable.

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Hydrogen Hyped: BMW Does Pogue

Plugs and Cars

In addition, "David is an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News, a frequent contributor to NPR's "Morning Edition," creator of the Missing Manual series of computer books, and father of three." Why are even the smartest journalists unable to get beyond the hype when it comes to automobiles and alternative fuels? He's got cred.

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