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Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

Green Car Congress

This in turn causes a reduction in nighttime winds that would otherwise blow pollutants out to sea. In addition, built structures interfere with local winds and contribute to relatively stagnant afternoon weather conditions. Coastal cities from Los Angeles to Shanghai are striving to reduce air pollution levels.

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

Baua Electric

For example, Mission Hills Hyundai in Los Angeles has a rear-wheel-drive Ioniq 5 in SEL trim discounted by $2500 that’s leasing at $138/month for 36 month, $5787 at signing, which calculates to an average monthly cost of just $295/month. Case in point – Winn VW in the Los Angeles area has an ID.4 Need all-wheel-drive?

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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Improved energy storage technologies will allow for expanded integration of renewable energy resources like wind and photovoltaic systems and will improve frequency regulation and peak energy management. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Tehachapi Wind Energy Storage Project. Notrees Wind Storage.

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L.A. Times Takes A Bath In Dirty Water With Icelandic Bottled H20 Scam

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I’ve been seeing the b t full page ads for Icelandic Glacial water in the print edition of the Los Angeles Times for months now and every time I do they p**s me off. . Source of an Epic FAIL. No amount of carbon offsets that Icelandic Water pays for in order to call itself carbon neutral is going to make up for that.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. For example: A quick flashback to the year 2000.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

Cars That Think

The US electrical power industry alone “is influenced by a variety of decision-makers, including over 200 investor-owned utilities, 10 federal power authorities, over 2000 publicly-owned utilities, about 900 rural electric cooperatives, seven RTOs [ Regional Transmission Organizations ], 48 state regulatory bodies [e.g.,

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John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

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Now Slaughter was facing a shift in political winds that threatened that support. He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles , where he earned a master’s degree in engineering in 1961. After six years as chancellor at the University of Maryland , he became president of Occidental College , in Los Angeles.