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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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Taiwan’s Voters Reject Nuclear Power Expansion, But It Really Isn’t Needed To Clean Up The Air

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When I was there in 2004, it was generally a good idea to avoid putting your hands on things and avoid leaning on walls outdoors if wearing white. Some Context Air pollution has long been a major issue in Taiwan. Failure to do that could mean you’d get black soot on your face or dark […].

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Toyota Transport begins operating first CNG-fueled car hauler

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Toyota Transport, the automaker’s in-house vehicle transportation trucking company, is using its first car hauler that runs on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have saved 144.3 SmartWay’s clean air achievements include avoiding the emissions of 61.7 the truck and trailer manufacturers.

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Pennsylvania DEP Makes $6 Million Available for Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects

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Eligible proposals may include projects that use or produce biofuels, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, or that deploy fuel-saving technology in the transportation sector. AFIG grants may also be used to offset the incremental cost of purchasing biofuel refueling and storage equipment or related tank cleaning.

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Hyundai Motor expands partnership with US Government to support further exploration of hydrogen fuel cell technologies

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Hyundai and the US Federal Government’s cooperation in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies dates back to 2004, when the South Korean automotive corporation and its affiliate Kia Motors Corporation offered 33 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) for the DOE’s “Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project.”.

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AFRL, Masten Space Systems Inc., NASA, collaborate on successful testing of liquid methane rocket engine

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Also, the gasses are clean and do not leave a soot buildup. Masten was founded by CTO David Masten in 2004 and is located in Mojave, California. Masten’s main focus is “enabling space transportation and reliable planetary landers for the Earth, Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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TRUE US database shows emissions characteristics of US fleet

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FIA Foundation and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) established The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative. The TRUE initiative seeks to supply cities with data regarding the real-world emissions of their vehicle fleets and equip them with technical information that can be used for strategic decision making.

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