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WMO: Atmospheric Concentrations of Main Greenhouse Gases in 2008 Set New Highs

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Atmospheric levels of major greenhouse gases continue to increase, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2008 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. According to the NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), the total radiative forcing by all long-lived greenhouse gases has increased by 26.2% from 2007 to 2008.

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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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This is despite the fact that natural variation will partially offset the warming signal from greenhouse gas emissions. per year from 2000-2007. The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. Global emissions were growing by 1.1%

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California ARB Seeks Further Reductions of Diesel Emissions at State Rail Yards

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BNSF has been operating four liquefied natural gas yard locomotives in downtown Los Angeles since the mid-1990s. NO x helps create ground-level ozone, or smog. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing substances.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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In addition to the direct benefits of storing carbon, wood products have also been shown to have fewer associated greenhouse gas emissions compared with concrete or steel. TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5 ozone depletion potential (ODP).

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. 80.27, “high ozone season” means the period from June 1 to September 15 of any calendar year and “regulatory control period” means the period from May 1 to September 15 of any calendar year.

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Comparative study finds that B20 increases emission rates of a number of pollutants in both light- and medium-duty diesel engines at idle

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L/2004 calibration engines. Unregulated pollutants also include ozone precursors and bioaccumulative and toxic compounds. This engine also has an EGR system and is further equipped with a DOC and a catalyzed DPF that meets 2007 emissions regulations. L engine was operated under both 2004 and 2007 calibrations.

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