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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. We must look beyond transportation if we are to achieve the emissions reductions needed to fight climate change and improve air quality and health in our communities.

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New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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Emissions from these backup generators can harm local residents, regional air quality and the global climate. I never expected to find so many diesel-fueled generators operating in San Francisco and across the state of California, especially so close to where people live, work, and play. Source: Bloom Energy.

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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. million users in London in 2019 and with 2.7

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DHL to roll out 63 Workhorse electric delivery vans in US; first 30 in SF Bay area

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DHL will roll out the first 30 NGEN-1000 electric delivery cargo vans in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2017, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the parent company of DHL Express, registered a significant first for the logistics industry by announcing a commitment to reduce its logistics-related emissions to net zero by 2050.

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GM to start autonomous vehicle manufacturing and testing in Michigan

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GM also announced it will produce the next generation of its autonomous test vehicles at its Orion Township assembly plant beginning in early 2017. Within the next few months, testing will expand to metro Detroit, which will become GM’s main location for development of autonomous technology in winter climates.

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RAND study finds introducing autonomous vehicles sooner could save hundreds of thousands of lives

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—Kalra and Groves (2017). —Nidhi Kalra, co-author of the study and director of RAND’s San Francisco office. —David Groves, study co-author and co-director of RAND’s Water and Climate Resilience Center. It’s the very definition of perfect being the enemy of good. by Nidhi Kalra, David G.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. White House climate pledge. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1%

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