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Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

Green Car Congress

Pechman for the Western District of Washington has ruled that the Washington Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency must regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the five oil refineries operating in Washington State. Washington SIP from regulating beyond NAAQS.

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Toyota Chairman sees long run for hybrids; calls on automakers for 5M hybrid sales in US in 2016

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada predicted in remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., I personally expect a lot from this hydrogen fuel cell technology. Perhaps 15 years from now, we can meet again here in Washington and we will know exactly which system has prevailed.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

Plug In America, along with the Electric Vehicle Association and the Sierra Club , joined the effort and the first National Plug In Day was held on October 16th, 2011. Attend an online or in-person event. In 2014, the day was expanded to a whole week and National Drive Electric Week was born. Watch an EV parade.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

This year’s National Drive Electric Week , presented by the Electric Auto Association along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EV HybridNoir , will no doubt reflect the skyrocketing interest in electric vehicles. National Drive Electric Week 2021 comes as the country turns toward EVs. Promotion for NDEW event in Clay, New York.

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Backcountry Skiing Is Booming in the Northeast. But Can It Survive?

Baua Electric

Early last February, at the Mount Washington Backcountry Ski Festival in New Hampshire, the organizers faced an increasingly common problem: Terrible snow. Up on Mount Washington, where the higher elevations usually mean colder temperatures, what had been soft, wet snow had hardened into ice when the temperature dropped in the late morning.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

This year’s National Drive Electric Week , presented by the Electric Auto Association along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EV HybridNoir , will no doubt reflect the skyrocketing interest in electric vehicles. National Drive Electric Week 2021 comes as the country turns toward EVs. Promotion for NDEW event in Clay, New York.

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Shelling out Real Money

Open Source Civic EV Kit

I still haven't found a donor vehicle, but I've been swamped with preparing for EV-awareness day since I'm the chairperson of the Oregon Electric Vehicle Club. I had the privilege of showing off the Porsche 914 at the kick-off meeting for the EV club in Longview, Washington.

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