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US Government Providing $2M to Supplement $20M in California Funding to Reduce Emissions at Port of Oakland

Green Car Congress

The San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced a new $2 million federal grant to supplement the $20 million in state and local funds to install diesel exhaust filters and replace old trucks to reduce particulate emissions at the Port of Oakland.

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Tesla + Toyota

Revenge of the Electric Car

“In a great big hurry, our fortunes have changed,&# said Bob Wasserman, now in his second term as Fremont’s mayor and his first week as its green-tech cheerleader. Hub of green tech. “Clearly it’s a goal of ours to be a hub of clean- and green-tech, and Tesla and Solyndra are two big players in that arena.&#.

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