Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. GHG reductions. state compliance) to $7.4 regional compliance) to $8.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Southern Company, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) are together contributing more than $20 million in research funding to support the SouthEast Atmosphere Study (SAS).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Coal-powered synthetic natural gas (SNG) plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as shale gas production, according to a new study by Duke University researchers published in the journal Nature Climate Change. —Robert B.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2012

As well as setting standards to cut mercury and other toxins from coal power plant pollution and limits on the dumping of waste, Jackson has played a major part in reducing the emissions and.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

Tier 3 prescribes significantly lower thresholds for NO x emissions and other pollutants and requires the further development of diesel combustion technology. It offers a broad range of power, with available ratings from 115-715 hp for recreational applications and 76-715 hp for commercial use. and Mercury Marine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for wide-spread pollutants from numerous and diverse sources considered harmful to public health and the environment. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2009

GE Energy has signed a technology licensing agreement with Hydrogen Energy (HEI) for a proposed 250-megawatt power plant that would use integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) technology. The Hydrogen Energy California County project would be the first power plant built under that alliance. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

EPA will also expand energy conservation and efficiency programs and continue to develop solutions for reducing GHG emissions from large stationary sources like power plants. EPA will finalize its mobile source GHG rules under the Clean Air Act, and “ provide a framework for continued improvements in that sector.” ( Earlier post. ).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

It emits 44% less global warming pollution than its closest conventional counterpart, the Toyota Matrix, and its hybrid drivetrain costs a little more than $3,000. The Honda Insight, conversely, has no forced features, delivers more than 40 miles per gallon, and emits relatively little global warming pollution. The Prius scored a 9.8

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Advances in pollution control technology for vehicles and industry along with other emission reduction standards, including “Tier 3” clean vehicle and fuels standards, the Clean Power Plan and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, will significantly cut smog-forming emissions, helping states meet the updated ozone standards.

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Plug In Partners

MARCH 3, 2008

Here is the headline and the lead: Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution By James R. gasoline use but could increase deadly air pollution in some areas, two reports say. Mercury is toxic. " The fact is that plug-ins are an important opportunity for reducing pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

The Department is posting Notices of Intent to issue this funding, supporting the following initiatives: Clean Coal Power Initiative. The industrial sources include, but are not limited to, cement plants, chemical plants, refineries, steel and aluminum plants, manufacturing facilities, and petroleum coke-fired and other power plants.

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Carbon Coal Mercury Arizona 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Continue implementation of Clean Air Act requirements on criteria pollutants (such as SO 2 and NO x ) and hazardous air pollutants (such as mercury) to include creating new performance standards for CO2 emissions from existing stationary sources, which would follow the performance standards for new plants released in March 2012.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 19, 2007

The basic question addressed, which appears on the study homepage (epri-reports.org) is this: How would air quality and greenhouse gas emissions be affected if significant numbers of Americans drove cars that were fueled by the power grid? And the grid is getting cleaner and more renewable every year.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

Tags: Latest news clean coal power initiative Green cars US Department of Energy.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal powered around 16% of US electricity in 2023. National Archives is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 If a coal plant retires by 2032, it’s exempt from the new final rule.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With such a high level of attention and investment in the mobility sector for the development of batteries to power current and future electric vehicles, the need for safe and responsible battery handling practices is stronger than ever. Preventing Pollution – Improper disposal of batteries can have severe environmental consequences.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The earliest electric car batteries were disposable and were disposed of when they ran out of power, so there was no concept of recharging them. In the early days of the United States, 38% of cars were powered by electricity. The post A brief discussion of the history of EV charging technology appeared first on SETEC POWER.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Click to enlarge.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Lithium iron phosphate batteries are green, non-toxic, non-polluting, raw materials from a wide range of sources, and cheap. Energy storage equipment for solar and wind power generation. No toxic and harmful heavy metal elements and substances such as lead, mercury, and cadmium are produced in production, use, and disposal.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

According to story which cites unnamed sources, Mercedes could offer only new cars with electric units as five or eight years earlier than 2039, the previous target to end production of diesel- and petrol-powered vehicles. – 19, via Virginia Mercury. 19 via Electrive. Funding/IPOs. 16, via GreenTech Media. Legislation and Incentives.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Environmental Effects and Benefits to top Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Just the opposite.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. That tore it for me," says Lutz. "If

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

I4 engine in two power levels for worldwide vehicle programs (currently announced as SUVs and crossovers in North America, larger Ford vehicles in Europe, and on the Ford Falcon in Australia) before a further migration into a small 1.6L These systems will also need to deliver very low criteria pollutant levels (e.g., Click to enlarge.

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