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FHWA awards Colorado $30M for CNG fueling stations

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Mary Fallin joined 14 other states to sign a multi-state Memorandum of Understanding committing to the purchase of NGVs for each State’s fleet and encouraging the development of more functional and affordable CNG vehicles. In 2011, Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov.

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Researchers report on potential long-range atmospheric emissions impacts of increased ethanol fuel use in North America

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Acetaldehyde is classified as a hazardous air pollutants (HAP) regulated under Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments. They estimated year-2005 North American ethanol emissions of 670 GgC/y, with 440 GgC/y from the continental US. This is accompanied by a modest regional decrease in surface ozone (of order 1%).

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New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

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Inventorying criteria air pollutants showed that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions. Life-cycle criteria air pollutant emissions are between 1.1 All components appear in the order they are shown in the legend.). Chester and Horvath (2009). Click to enlarge. and 800 times larger than vehicle operation.

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