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10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries

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The MESA Air study was funded in 2004 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Barbara Hoffmann, a professor of the University of Düsseldorf in Germany, described the study as “ exemplary.” Noting that the results are sobering, they called for decisive action in controlling pollution levels worldwide. Kaufman, Joel D et al.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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In September 2004 the California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed regulations to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) from new passenger vehicles starting in 2009. These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. John Clinton, 2004 Prius+ PbA conversion, EAA-PHEV , January 2008, (Alexandria, VA). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact info: John Joyce.

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