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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis by European NGOs suggests —contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. million users in France in 2017.

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California Assemblymembers introduce bill phasing out gasoline-fueled small off-road engines

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Today, operating the best-selling gas-powered commercial leaf blower for one hour emits air pollutants comparable to driving a 2017 Toyota Camry from Los Angeles to Denver. It’s time to phase out these super polluters. Smog-forming emissions from small engines will surpass those from passenger vehicles this year.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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You wrote a famous article in 2017, “ The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Prediction. “ I live in the city of San Francisco, and for almost a year now, I’ve been able to take rides after 10:30 PM and before 5:00 AM, if it’s not a foggy day—I’ve been able to take rides in a Cruise vehicle with no driver. I’m really hopeful about that.

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CARB draft of updated AB 32 Scoping Plan for climate change actions post-2020; pushing for greater transportation reductions

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The Scoping Plan describes the comprehensive range of efforts California must take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and meet the state’s long-term goals to combat climate change. per year from 2017–2025. AB 32 requires the Scoping Plan to be updated every five years.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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Other airports that could see 100 or more daily SST LTOs include Los Angeles, Singapore, San Francisco, New York-JFK, Frankfurt, and Bangkok. The aircraft could double the area around airports exposed to substantial noise pollution compared to existing subsonic aircraft of the same size.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Asked when there might be one million electric vehicles on the road that could also feed their battery capacity back into the grid in a two-way exchange, the panelists generally said between 2017 and 2020. In the city of the future, could power suppliers be rivalled by innovative construction firms?

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