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California issues draft report on refinery safety

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The report includes an assessment of the current state of refinery safety with input from stakeholders, a study by the RAND Corporation, and findings by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA), the US Chemical Safety Board, and Chevron’s own internal investigation. Improving Public and Worker Safety at Oil Refineries.

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Tesla worker collapses and dies at Fremont factory on powertrain line

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It is currently unclear whether the event was work-related. Cal-OSHA is working to determine the nature of the victim’s death. Emergency response vehicles were spotted at the factory at 6:30 am Wednesday. The Fremont Fire Department did not immediately reply to our request for information regarding the case.

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In aftermath of Chevron fire, California to tighten regulations on oil refineries

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In California, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) announced a set of regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state.

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FreeWire Boost Power Pro EV chargers offer bidirectional capabilities and work during blackouts

Baua Electric

While the infrastructural world and local electric cals struggle to keep up with the rising number of EVs hitting the road, FreeWire has introduced a unique lineup of battery integrated chargers that are easier to install and utilize existing low-voltage and low-power grid connections while still delivering DC EV charging performance levels.

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Penn State wins EcoCAR 2 Year 2 competition with E85 PHEV

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The team was the first to pass safety and technical inspections, on-road safety evaluation as well as run all the competition dynamic events. The second place team, Cal State Los Angles, excelled with its ethanol-fueled vehicle and was the first team to complete all the dynamic events.

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Riding Into A Better Future @ South Bay Bike Night

Creative Greenius

We need the scratch to pay for printing up rules of the road booklets and to offer free bike parking corrals at major events throughout the South Bay. You can take a selfie of your bad self with a drink in your hand next to the pool, surrounded by the coolest people in So Cal and Instagram it with a message about how you roll.

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Experts view on future transportation fuels

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Fuels that optimize the complex interactions of physical and chemi- cal properties. For example, advanced cycle gas turbine engines may need an upper limit to cetane number (CN) to avoid pre-ignition in lean-direct injection designs, and perhaps a lower limit to avoid premature blow-out events.