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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles

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The grants were awarded to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG); the Ventura County Air Quality Management District; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. 200,000 to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. Sullivan Automotive Group.

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California Energy Commission Adopts $176M Green Transportation Plan

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The Alternative and Renewable Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program’s Investment Plan allocates $176 million over the next two years to stimulate green transportation projects and encourage innovation to help meet the state’s aggressive climate change policies. Tags: Climate Change Hydrogen Plug-ins Policy.

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California Headed Toward “Worst Drought Ever Recorded”; Governor Declares State Of Emergency

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Many farms south of the Sacramento Delta are expected to receive no federal water at all unless precipitation increases dramatically over the next two months. Farmers served by the MDB saw 2007 water allocations cut by 50 to 100% as a result of extended drought, which the government now regards as semi-permanent. Barnett, T.

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Manhattan Beach, The South Bay’s Greenest City

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It’s all coming eight years later than it should, but the Climate Change Calvary has now arrived and they’re riding hard and fast. Our northern California water has been cut 30% to protect the environment and Delta smelt fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. Climate Action Plan. Change is but mere weeks away.

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ARB releases proposed cap-and-trade regulation for comment; transportation fuels impacted in 2015

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The release begins a public comment period culminating in a 16 December public hearing in Sacramento, California, at which the Board will consider adopting the proposed program. These protocols are based on those initially developed by the Climate Action Reserve (CAR) and its predecessor, the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR).

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Inside The Green Task Force

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For more than a year now in this blog I’ve been researching and reporting on climate change, energy and transportation issues and related environmental stories covering them on both a personal and a global perspective. First off you might be surprised that our cities have Climate Action Plans, but don’t be.

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Volvo Trucks to begin limited production of DME heavy-duty trucks in NA in 2015; customer trials; Oberon partnership

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At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. In 2007, Volvo showcased in Brussels seven commercial vehicles powered by seven different CO 2 -neutral fuels, one of which was DME.

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