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Maryland governor releases final Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan

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Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley released the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2020 from a 2006 baseline. Key programs in the plan include: Maryland Clean Cars Program: This program directly regulates carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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Of that $37 billion, health costs added up to $24 billion in 2015; the $24 billion represents the monetized sum of harmful emissions responsible for an estimated 220,000 work-loss days, more than 109,000 asthma exacerbations, hundreds of thousands of other respiratory impacts, and 2,580 premature deaths. Maryland: $2.6 New York: $7.9

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California state agencies “rolling out carpet” for hydrogen electric vehicles

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“ California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the companies that make them ,” said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. The transportation sector accounts for about 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier post.). —Chairman Nichols.

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PNNL modeling study finds climate benefit for cutting soot, methane smaller than previous estimates

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a joint venture between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland. We find that reductions of methane and black carbon would likely have only a modest impact on near-term global climate warming. Carbon dioxide can remain for 1,000-plus years. degrees Celsius by 2050—substantially less than the 0.5-degree

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Laser-burned graphene could replace platinum as fuel cell catalyst

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Exploiting the advanced properties of graphene, such as high electrical conductivity, excellent chemical and mechanical stability, and large specific surface area, hybrid materials made by combining graphene with nanoparticles have led to products with much improved physical and chemical characteristics. —James Tour. 5b04138.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). Credit: ACS, Weis et al.

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DOE selects 16 research projects for more than $19M in funding to advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology

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In Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, NETL issued two funding opportunities announcements (FOAs) to support programs that enable the development and deployment of this energy technology. The project will culminate in the assembly of a 5 kilowatt stack that will be tested for at least 1000 hours using natural gas or simulated natural gas fuel.

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