Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

Southern California Gas Co. Through a California Public Utilities Commission approved program, the utility is able to offer a reduced price by returning revenue generated from the sale of Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits to customers. per gallon in February, whereas the average cost of gasoline in California was $3.24

Price 223

Price Fuel Gas Gas-Electric 223

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted a revised draft of California’s proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Strategy. SLCPs may account for an estimated 40% of global warming, increasing the impacts of climate change. Black carbon.

Pollution 150

Pollution California Emissions Climate 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission is seeking proposals to provide funding for the development of new, California-based biofuel production facilities that can sustainably produce low carbon transportation fuels. Program Opportunity Notice (PON-11-601) About $37 million dollars will be available under this solicitation. gCO 2 -eq/MJ).

California 199

California Carbon Available Energy 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Southern California Gas Co. Last month, the utility received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a pilot program to purchase the renewable fuel and capture the additional environmental credits generated. California provides incentive funding to help trucking fleets transition to renewable natural gas.

Renewable 255

Renewable Gas Fuel San Diego 255

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released a draft Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. The draft strategy describes proposed actions the State will take to move forward aggressively to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs).

Pollution 150

Pollution Climate California Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2016

The California Air Resources Board released a new draft of California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy to significantly reduce the near-term climate impacts of these potent pollutants. Together, SLCPs represent about 12% of California’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Black Carbon.

Pollution 150

Pollution Climate California Carbon 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. In NREL’s bioenergy program, for example, we have chemists studying the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass and waste materials into fuel.

Transportation 488

Transportation Hydrogen Mariner Renewable 488

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Using a proprietary small-scale process, Oberon Fuels focuses on the production of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) from waste and/or renewable resources. Additionally, the State of California in 2019 awarded Oberon a $2.9-million More than $30 million in private funding has been invested in Oberon Fuels since its founding in 2010.

Renewable 221

Renewable Carbon Fuel Energy 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released the proposed scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most ambitious target in North America. For the past decade, California has been reducing emissions through a series of actions, innovative solutions and advances in technology.

California 150

California Cleaner Emissions Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2014

The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. Sustainable materials & waste management. EPA’s Energy Star. Water efficiency.

DC 393

DC Honda Energy California 393

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

Pollution 231

Pollution 2012 California 2013 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2013

The study, “ California Energy Future: the Potential for Biofuels ,” co-authored by Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) scientists Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville, is the seventh and final report in its California’s Energy Future (CEF) project. Key Finding of the California’s Energy Future Summary Report.

California 170

California Gasoline-Electric 2005 Gasoline 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. California policy makers face challenges in devising a pathway that can simultaneously help the state achieve NO x and GHG reduction targets. Waste heat recovery technology also provides an opportunity.

Climate 257

Climate Gas Emissions California 257

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2011

On Thursday (29 December 2011), Judge Lawrence O’Neill of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued three separate rulings in a set of federal lawsuits challenging the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) ( Rocky Mountain Farmers Union et al v. in his official capacity as California Attorney General. Goldstene ).

California 247

California Oil Emissions Carbon 247

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2009

The LCFS is an important component in California’s effort to reduce transportation GHG. Regulators expect the new generation of fuels to come from the development of technology that uses algae, wood, agricultural waste such as straw, common invasive weeds such as switchgrass, and even from municipal solid waste. Source: ARB.

California 150

California Carbon Standards Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

The California Energy Commission staff will conduct a public workshop on 15 December to discuss three grant solicitations to be funded by the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Program (Program). The Energy Commission reserves the right to increase this total amount to $26 million without issuing a new solicitation.

Renewable 199

Renewable Grant California Fuel 199

Creative Greenius

JULY 26, 2012

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. .

Al Gore 247

Al Gore Gore Climate Maryland 247

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

Mitloehner said that focusing on meat and dairy is not only scientifically inaccurate, but also distracts society from embracing effective solutions to global climate change. Clearing the air: Livestock’s contribution to climate change ” (ACS 239 Paper 83). Frank Mitloehner. Kimberly R. Stackhouse, Michelle S. Mitloehner.

Global 247

Global Climate Change Davis Climate 247

Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

Climate Change 358

Climate Change Climate Chevron Oil 358

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation is also driving a transformation of the fleet. Transportation.

Transportation 273

Transportation Emissions California Ozone 273

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

City Council, board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission and long term colleagues from the climate justice action community to be part of a historic announcement. ” – this means that mega-polluting, constantly climate-killing, fossil fuel Chevron must go too.

Los Angeles 268

Los Angeles Chevron Climate Pollution 268

Creative Greenius

JULY 26, 2012

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. .

Al Gore 150

Al Gore Gore Climate Maryland 150

Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

The loans for solar power, authorized under California’s AB 811 , are added as assessments to a homeowner’s property tax bills and are passed on to the new owner if a home is sold. 4. Waste & Recycling. Here’s my proposal for. the Torrance Citizens Environmental Task Force. Goal of Task Force.

Financing 150

Financing Solar Climate Change Re-Charge 150

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. Breakthroughs in battery technology, carbon sequestration, and other energy technologies that result in a five-fold improvement over current technology could literally change the world.

Climate 97

Climate Hydrogen Los Angeles Climate Change 97

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In a vote on draft legislation , the European Parliament has backed a cap on the use of biofuels produced from starch-rich crops, sugars, oil and other crops grown on land and a speedy switchover to new biofuels from alternative sources such as seaweed and waste. of energy consumption in transport by 2020, MEPs said.

2020 220

2020 Europe Waste Emissions 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

This project is funded by a ~$1-million grant from the California Energy Commission under the auspices of its Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Testing Program. coal, biomass, or waste—is heated in the absence of molecular oxygen to produce a solid containing char and ash and volatile gases.

Gasoline 150

Gasoline Coal Convert Conversion 150

Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Otherwise it will become impractical to constrain atmospheric carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas produced in burning fossil fuels, to a level that prevents the climate system from passing tipping points that lead to disastrous climate changes that spiral dynamically out of humanity’s contro l.”.

2008 150

2008 Climate Change Climate Oil-Sands 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

The settlement, a consent decree lodged in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, includes provisions that resolves ongoing Clean Air Act violations at refineries in Kenai, Alaska; Martinez, California; Kapolei, Hawaii; Mandan, North Dakota; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Anacortes, Washington. Of the $10.45-million

Emissions 150

Emissions EPA Pollution Hawaii 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

It would be wasteful to discard those consumer savings, but EPA now appears poised to do just that.”. California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. Through a CAA waiver granted by EPA, California can impose stricter standards for vehicle emissions of certain pollutants than federal requirements. —Administrator Pruitt.

EPA 199

EPA Standards Emissions Light 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2016

These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio. Click to enlarge.

Industrial 150

Industrial Industry Alabama United States 150

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 7, 2009

In fact, you can bank on our country following the green lead that’s been set here in California. Change is but mere weeks away. It’s all coming eight years later than it should, but the Climate Change Calvary has now arrived and they’re riding hard and fast. Climate Action Plan. Green Building.

Water 150

Water Climate Change California Climate 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released the public discussion draft of the required update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan. The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change.

Climate Change 220

Climate Change 2020 Climate Transportation 220

Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

As the climate change crisis goes from bad to worse (while the deniers get nuttier and more cult-like with each passing day) and Australia gives Californians an advanced sneak preview at what is without a doubt headed our way sooner than you expect , your Creative Greenius has only gotten more Fired Up, Ready to Go!

Al Gore 150

Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The Canadian oil sands are not alone as a higher GHG source of crude, IHS CERA points out.they are part of a group of higher carbon-intensity crudes consumed within the United States, including Venezuelan heavy crude oil; Nigerian crude oils; and crude oils from mature assets that require steam for enhanced oil recovery such as California heavy oil.

Oil-Sands 186

Oil-Sands Oil 2010 Production 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. Funding priorities through the ARFVT Program support fuel and vehicle development to help attain the state’s climate change policies.

Green Vehicles 295

Green Vehicles California 2014 2013 295

Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The South Bay is defined by the LAX Airport to the north and the Port of Los Angeles to the south - two of the biggest polluters in Southern California. City and county budgets are now getting slashed; the state of California is currently broke and issuing IOUs; and funding of all kinds is impossible to come by.

Los Angeles 199

Los Angeles Climate Change Climate Obama 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The California state legislature has passed a set of bills ( AB 134 and AB 109 ) providing $895 million towards programs that will reduce air pollution from mobile sources which are responsible for 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Accounting for continuous appropriations, California expects to spend $2.4

California 170

California Clean Cleaning Emissions 170