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Black carbon is a much larger cause of climate change than previously assessed; about twice previous estimates, and 2/3 the effect of CO2

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The report’s best estimate of direct climate influence by black carbon is about a factor of two higher than most previous work. This includes the estimates in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment, which were based on the best available evidence and analysis at that time.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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Hermosa Beach Sees The Light

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The forces of darkness who support this dirty, climate wrecking, grotesquery of ugliness of a project might want to buy some of those E&B Blackout Curtains offered by the oil company as their mitigation.

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UK DfT Report Finds That While a Majority of the Public Still Thinks Individuals Should Limit Car Use to Benefit Environment, Support for Measures Drops

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It found that 65% of respondents spontaneously selected emissions from road transport as a cause of climate change. Most respondents said they think cars or aeroplanes are the transport modes mainly responsible for climate changing emissions. In 2008, 64% agreed with that; in 2007, 63%; and in 2006, 62% agreed.

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

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It was a Mazda dealer that allowed Peter Dutton to wander around this week, rubbishing Labor’s plans to save everyone money on their fuel bills while saving the environment at least a tiny bit, and to drop his factless truth bombs about how good we are already and how much it’s all going to drive up the prices of our beloved utes.

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Study finds pairing a PEV with a green electricity program increases buyer interest by 23%

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Car buyers are more likely to buy a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) if they know that the electricity used to charge it is from a renewable energy source, according to a study in the IOP journal Environmental Research Letters (ERL). —Jonn Axsen. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014045.

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California Energy Commission approves almost $700K for alt fuel projects

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For the current fiscal year, the program is slated to invest approximately $90 million to encourage the development and use of new technologies, and alternative and renewable fuels, to help the state meet its climate change goals. Upland is located in San Bernardino County. Greenkraft, Inc.,