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NOAA, partners find about 98% decline in VOCs concentrations in LA Basin over last 50 years despite 3x increase in use of gasoline and diesel

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CO2 ratio for this flight track segment decreased from 24.5 A comparison with London found that VOC mixing ratios in 2008 are at about the same level in both cities, but in London a much stronger decrease from higher mixing ratios in 1998 has led to the current mixing ratios. ppbv/ppmv to 10.7 Source: Warneke et al.

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Car clubs help cut CO2 emissions says the Transport Research Laboratory

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Scaled up, this suggested that, by December 2008, over 40,000 vehicles had been taken off UK roads. Transport for London (TfL) recently announced additional funding for smarter choices measures, including an investment of £1 million into the development of car clubs in London.

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Research confirms car clubs’ role in cutting CO2

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Scaled up, this suggested that, by December 2008, over 40,000 vehicles had been taken off UK roads. ? Transport for London (TfL) recently announced additional funding for smarter choices measures, including an investment of £1 million into the development of car clubs in London. Highlights include: ?

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Exxon/Mobil Guilty of Climate Change Coverup. Now Ordered Out of Torrance 3 Years Sooner.

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Company records show that ExxonMobil handed over hundreds of thousands of pounds to such lobby groups in 2008. In its 2008 corporate citizenship report, published last year, ExxonMobil said it would cut funds to several groups that “divert attention&# from the need to find new sources of clean energy.

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Delphi starts production of new heavy-duty common rail systems for EURO VI; 2700 bar injection pressure with 3000 bar capability

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The systems were previewed as a development project at the IAA in 2008. Inefficiency not only increases fuel consumption and CO2 emissions but leads to heat generation in critical areas of the system, potentially causing fuel degradation and deposits, especially when running with high biofuel contents. billion (US$4.7

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Time to review congestion charges. The Green Piece

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A scheme that involves the public dipping into their pockets every day is rarely greeted with enthusiasm, but the success of the London Congestion Charge has silenced most of its critics. Currently, only alternative fuel vehicles are exempt from the London Congestion Charge. Is the congestion charge unfair? Its own S40 1.6

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Volvo call on Mayor to redress the Congestion Charge balance

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Volvo has called on the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to review the criteria for London Congestion Charge exemption. Hybrid-powered cars have CO2 outputs ranging from 89g/km to 219g/km, yet all are exempt from the London Congestion Charge. per day) and can freely enter and exit the city centre zone.

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