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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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Assembly Bill (AB) 118 (Nùñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), created the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The natural gas energy procured will replace electricity procured from a coal fired plant. s second-busiest container port. The station will source hydrogen from 100% renewable biogas.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. Australia is considered to be one of the most vulnerable developed nations to climate change.

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City of LA to Distribute Free CFLs to Every Household; Projected Savings of 240 GWh and 131,000 Tonnes CO2

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The City of Los Angeles, California is launching a citywide program to distribute free compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to every household in Los Angeles as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the City’s carbon footprint. million households in Los Angeles. Distribution of the majority of the 2.4

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Study concludes that NG leakage higher than reflected in inventories; transportation fuel climate benefits questioned

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In contrast to the “green light” for coal-to-NG substitution for power generation, the authors suggest that climate benefits from vehicle fuel substitution are uncertain (gasoline, light-duty) or improbable (diesel, heavy-duty). Modeling has shown climate benefits from coal to NG switching for power generation over all time periods (i.e.,

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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Not all these companies will succeed, and Los Angeles–based Second Sight provides a cautionary tale for bold entrepreneurs interested in brain tech. They couldn’t tell the difference between a bright day at the beach and being in a coal mine in Pittsburgh. I never have any regrets about doing this.” Jeroen Perk.

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The Solangelist’s Vision Shines Brighter

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And just like Woody, I’d like to sing you a song about a better way… My friends, with greenhouse gas emissions already in the danger zone, we needed to stop burning Killer Coal yesterday. Perhaps one of my many readers who work for the City of Torrance or the County of Los Angeles wants to pick that torch up and run with it.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

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For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. And start speaking up and speaking out against patently stupid and dangerous ideas like drilling for more oil domestically or using our abundant coal resources. Walk the walk why don’t you?