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APRIL 5, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced an environmental agreement with Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that already has significantly reduced air pollution from all six of the company’s petroleum refineries. The more waste gas a company sends to a flare, the more pollution occurs.

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APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. Engine Upgrades: up to 50% of the cost of eligible engine upgrades.

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MAY 26, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan to mitigate statewide harm from more than 10,000 tons of smog-causing pollutants released in the state due to Volkswagen’s (VW) use of illegal “defeat devices” in diesel passenger cars. Beginning in model year 2008 VW sold about 600,000 2.0- —CARB Chair Mary D. Background.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The proposed revisions were based on scientific evidence about ozone and its effects on people and the environment, and resulted from a reconsideration of the primary and secondary ozone standards set at 0.075 ppm in 2008. For a tougher standard of 0.060 ppm, the costs would range from $52 billion to $90 billion.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Establishment of a biofuel industry in China is therefore an attractive solution to manage the problems of environmental pollution, energy independence and rural development within the transport sector. million tons in 2008. gallon US) with tax exemption and a $0.16/liter

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

EPA last updated these standards in 2008, setting them at 75 ppb. Stronger ozone standards will also provide an added measure of protection for low income and minority families who are more likely to suffer from asthma or to live in communities that are overburdened by pollution. billion for a standard of 65 ppb.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

In September 2009 Administrator Jackson announced that EPA would reconsider the existing ozone standards, set at 0.075 ppm in March 2008. As part of its reconsideration, EPA conducted a review of the science that guided the 2008 decision, including more than 1,700 scientific studies and public comments from the 2008 rulemaking process.

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JANUARY 17, 2015

The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, according to a new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Real weighted average cost of capital is 7.5% Source: IRENA.

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JANUARY 13, 2010

Butanol has a higher energy content than ethanol and is less polluting. The production cost of alcohol fuel is strongly dependent on three key process parameters: yield, rate and titer. The concentration of biofuel, or titer, in the fermentation steep determines the cost of the energy-intensive separation process.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

To help defray the added costs of development and construction of the first hybrid tug, both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles contributed funding. The hybrid tug design was awarded the EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Award for Clean Air Technology in 2008. Hybrid tug propulsion system. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

In 2008, 64% agreed with that; in 2007, 63%; and in 2006, 62% agreed. Support for policies on soft measures to encourage alternative modes, such as improved public transport, was higher than measures that would increase the cost of car travel. Almost exactly the same proportion disagreed with this.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

EPA examined nearly 2,300 studies in this review of the ozone standards including more than 1,000 new studies published since the last review of the standards in 2008. billion annually in 2025 (outside of California), outweighing the estimated annual costs of $1.4 230,000 asthma attacks in children. 160,000 days when kids miss school.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% Besides the need to ensure a sufficiently long service life of batteries, drastically lowering the cost of battery is also important.

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JULY 22, 2016

The European Commission found that truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (US$3.22

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration estimates that in 2008, 248 million gallons of avgas were consumed in the US, contributing an estimated 550 tons of Pb to the air that comprise 57% of the national Pb inventory. Avgas 100LL, the most commonly used avgas, can contain up to 2.12 grams Pb per gallon (ASTM D 910). Resources.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

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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MAY 10, 2011

Range in recent levelized cost of energy for selected commercially available RE technologies in comparison to recent non-renewable energy costs. 77% is up from just under 13% of the total primary energy supply of around 490 Exajoules in 2008. Technology subcategories and discount rates were aggregated for this figure.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Regarding future Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission regulations (Pavley 2), staff is evaluating studies of the feasibility and cost of advanced technologies to reduce GHG emissions that could achieve widespread sales and acceptance in the 2017-2025 timeframe. LEVII criteria pollutant emission standards (PC/LDT1 and LDT2). miles) NMOG. (g/mi).

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MARCH 29, 2009

In December 2008, Honda announced it was withdrawing from Formula 1 activity. The first was for the costs of competing to come down, and the second was that the sport should spearhead a clean fuel revolution. This sport can go from being a slightly polluting sport to a clean sport.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

The regulation harmonizes with international standards (the amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL) and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country. The operational costs in 2020 are estimated to be $1.82 billion in 2020, increasing to $3.11

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DECEMBER 16, 2009

We must fight against the increasing amount of carbon pollution entering our atmosphere if we are to leave our planet in better shape for generations to come. 2 ] CIBC World Market StrategEcon, 31 October 2008 , p4. [ In fact, four of the last five recessions were started by an oil price spike. [ 3 ] NRDC Policy Brief.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Average annual capital needs and gap estimates, all levels of government, 2008-35 (in 2008 dollars). An ever-expanding backlog of investment needs is the price of our failure to maintain funding levels—and the cost of these investments grows as we delay. Click to enlarge. of GDP today.

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MAY 13, 2010

According to the recently finalized Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008 , net US GHG emissions in 2008 were down 2.7% Farmers are exempt from the carbon pollution compliance obligations in the bill. Emissions from the transportation sector will remain under the carbon pollution cap.

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MAY 29, 2010

In 2008, EnerFuel developed a prototype to demonstrate the advantages of a fuel cell EV range extender. Balance of plant elimination is critical to the cost and reliability of the fuel cell. The EnerFuel HT-PEM fuel cell system thus can have a cost advantage over more complex systems in this application, the company says.

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MARCH 6, 2010

The inclusion of offsets would likely lower the overall cost of compliance. The inclusion of offsets could expand emission mitigation opportunities, likely reducing compliance costs for regulated entities. A 2008 EPA study analyzed the economic impacts of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S.

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Decrease the ancillary services cost per additional MW of solar power on the grid by 50%, if the proposed forecasting model was used operationally. This will reduce the indirect cost of solar power to California ratepayers. The university reports savings of more than $800,000 in power costs per month because of its microgrid.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

That which they don't kill (EVs in 2003) they hope to delay (FCVs in 2008). So what" reply proponents of battery electric cars, citing battery improvements that surpass fuel cell advancements and existing infrastructure supplying domestically produced fuel at a fraction of the cost of gasoline. CARB Chairwoman Mary Nichols agrees."People

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

In response to a Board directive in April 2008, ARB staff developed a plan to further reduce emissions from locomotives and railyards. Total cost of those five measures is estimated to be $3.9 Both pollutants are particularly harmful to children, the elderly and those who have preexisting health problems.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

An initiative of the Port of Los Angeles’s Clean Air Action Plan, the development and demonstration of the Balqon Nautilus E30 electric truck was co-funded by the Port and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at a total cost of $527,000.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Very broadly, ARB staff is making a number of major recommendation to the Board in reworking the ZEV regulation, including focusing it to address GHG emission reductions as well as criteria pollutants emission reductions. Are you recommending that scenario 2 is required to meet the 80% reduction goal? —Joan Ogden.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. Electric cars, though, could “provide a significant reduction in fuel usage, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and local air pollution compared to conventional gasoline-powered vehicles,” according to the electric vehicle study. If by 2015, 2.5

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AUGUST 24, 2016

Researchers at MIT have produced the first assessment of the annual costs of IQ losses from aircraft lead emissions in the US. Their study, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , found that that atmospheric lead pollution attributable to leaded aviation gas (avgas) contributes to US$1.06 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 17, 2012

In June 2008, EPA outlined testing needed for the agency to approve a waiver, and EPA requirements were consistent with test plans developed by the auto and oil industries. EPA’s decision was based largely on a DOE study of the effects of E15 on durability of catalytic converters, the primary pollution control system in a vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., July, 2008 : The Australian government published the Garnaut Report, a comprehensive study of the effects of climate change on the country’s economy ( earlier post ).

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JUNE 12, 2009

The news unveiled by the BBC this week that children are at greater risk from harmful small particles in traffic pollution will have alarmed many motorists. In 2008 we saw an increase of 36 per cent in the number of LPG conversions carried out year on year. The number of LPG vehicles is travelling in the right direction.

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APRIL 22, 2021

The scenario analysis includes an estimate of the total costs of the LC1 compared to the BAU scenario. SB 375, passed in 2008, required each regional planning agency to submit a plan to reduce emissions, with a focus on reducing VMT. Agencies submitted plans that combined were intended to reduce emissions by 18% statewide.

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APRIL 29, 2009

I’m not against that and we should be exploring it but there are a lot of challenges—the primary one being the cost of these vehicles and there are infrastructure issues as well ,” cautioned Heywood. LFEE 2008-05 RP, July 2008. We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. Cars (vehicles/1000 people). Heywood, J.,

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