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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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In a paper published in the journal Atmospheric Environment , they report on the findings from a suite of scenarios designed to quantify the effect of both the magnitude of EV market penetration and the source of electricity generation used to power them. —Jordan Schnell. coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass).

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

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Battery-electric transit bus manufacturer Proterra has entered the university market with its first order from the Associated Students of the University of Montana ( ASUM ) Transportation for two Proterra 40-foot Catalyst Fast Charge buses and one semi-autonomous fast charger for its UDASH routes.

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California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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—Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-Central Coast). The bill now goes to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, where it will be heard on 25 April. The California Assembly Transportation Committee passed a landmark ZEV incentive reform bill, AB 2816 , by a 6-2 vote on Monday.

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California lawmakers pass bill to extend life of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, authorize $1.4B loan

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AB 846, was co-authored by Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa and Assembly member Jordan Cunningham, R-San Luis Obispo, and had broad bipartisan support. The bill prohibits loan funds or energy revenue from profiting the plant operator’s shareholders, and instead credits market revenues back to ratepayers.

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Estonian shale oil company acquires shale interests in Utah

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Herbert: Oil shale has the potential to be one of our nation’s greatest untapped natural resources, and the Uintah Basin here in Utah has potentially millions of barrels of recoverable oil. In Enefit, we have a company which has the technology, commitment, history, and financing to try and bring that oil shale to market.”.

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This Startup Uses the MIT Inventor App to Teach Girls Coding

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An app to track police vehicles Last year Code Girls United’s advanced class held in Kalispell received a special request from Jordan Venezio , the city’s police chief. Next they write a business plan that includes devising a marketing strategy, designing a logo, and preparing a presentation.

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myenergi joins launch of Cleantech for UK, a new initiative to supercharge UK cleantech, supported by Breakthrough Energy

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To secure the enormous benefits on offer to those brave enough to lead the transformation of our industrialised economies to cleaner, decarbonised and resource-efficient versions of themselves will require innovation in all facets,” said Richard Youngman, CEO, Cleantech Group.

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