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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Uber’s CEO tells us they ‘do the right thing, period.’

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@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

Creative Greenius

Green groups like Communities For A Better Environment, Food & Water Watch and Sierra Club had worked for this critical win for many year and it was beautiful to be there to see their leaders gobsmacked by the great news. ” – this means that mega-polluting, constantly climate-killing, fossil fuel Chevron must go too.

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Major truck OEMs form PACT to advocate for EV infrastructure development – Charged EVs

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At a launch event at the National Press Club in Washington DC, PACT Chairperson and Volvo Group VP of Public Affairs Dawn Fenton explained PACT’s focus on educating industry stakeholders, including legislators, regulators, fleet owners, utilities and other policymakers.

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1st major utility proposal for EV charging infrastructure presented to CPUC

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The parties in the settlement agreed that certain important modifications to SDG&E’s original proposal were desirable to address issues raised by stakeholders and to support the Governor’s 2020 grid-integrated infrastructure and 2025 zero-emission vehicle deployment goals, as well as California’s equity, clean air and climate change objectives.

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California Senate President pro tem proposes carbon tax on transportation fuels

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In his address to the Sacramento Press Club, Senate leader Steinberg (D – Sacramento) outlined the four principles of his proposal: Set aggressive targets in statute beyond 2020 to reinforce the climate goals of AB32 through 2030 and 2050. Under either a Carbon Tax or Cap and Trade applied to fuel, consumers will pay more at the pump.

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Give Me A #BreakFreeLA & Then Give Me 100% Renewables RIGHT NOW

Creative Greenius

.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. .

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Greenius Breaks Tiger Woods “Transgressions” Story Wide Open! Golfer Admits Guilt Over Pimping Global Warming Products

Creative Greenius

“I’ve used my fame to push crappy, highly polluting Buicks and Cadillacs and I was getting ready to use it once again to help Chevron greenwash some more. Do you know how much traveling I do just going to strip clubs alone!?&#. . “And the embarrassment I’ve brought to my family,&# he blubbered.

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