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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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Introduced in 2006, Clean Air Taxi legislation mandated that at least 9% of new medallions for yellow taxis be set aside for hybrid or compressed natural gas vehicles, and incentivized the purchase of low-emission taxis by extending the allowed period of models classified as “clean air” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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Beyond Pizza and Yale: What to See, Eat and Do in New Haven

Baua Electric

In the largely Black and brown Dixwell neighborhood northwest of campus, Titus Kaphar, a resident and 2006 graduate of the Yale School of Art, and Jason Price, a private equity manager, founded NXTHVN. East Rock has a 425-acre namesake park with 10 miles of trails and a 350-foot summit for epic views of the city and Long Island Sound.

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EDI partners with Greenkraft for parallel-series multi-mode Class-4 CNG-PHEV truck; CEC funding

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EDI was co-founded by Professor Andy Frank from UC Davis—a key figure in the development of the PHEV concept and technology—in 2006. The effort combines EDI’s intelligent multi-mode PHEV powertrain (EDI-Drive) with Greenkraft’s CNG-powered 14,500-pound, Class-4 medium-duty truck, which is equipped with a 6.0L

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INL Cuts Total Fuel Use 20% in 4 Years; Increased Use of Biodiesel, E85

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more than 167,000 gallons US—from the same period in 2006. INL bus routes have been streamlined this year, reducing the total number of routes while eliminating many of the old start-and-stop patterns that wove through residential neighborhoods. Four key tactics have resulted in the fuel reduction: Increasing use of alternate fuels.

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Study links California regulations, significant declines in cancer risk from exposure to air toxics

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Based on a novel surrogate method, DPM concentrations declined 68% during the period, even though the state’s population increased 31%; diesel vehicle-miles-traveled increased 81%; and the gross state product (GSP) increased 74%. In 2006, California began requiring ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. Credit: ACS, Propper et al.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods. Charging with a 200-volt power source takes less than six hours, and vehicle driving range exceeds 160 km (99 miles). First launched in 2006, this 4-wheel electric cart will also be used as a testing vehicle. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

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Dude! What Part of Fires, Flood, Drought & Record Temps Didn’t You Understand?

Creative Greenius

That’s What Happens When YOU’RE the Jackass driving 140 Miles An Hour Totally Toasted. If we’re not the climate equivalent of a Jackass who already has 23 tickets and still gets drunk off his ass and drives 140 miles an hour and crashes and burns well then, I don’t know who is. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.

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