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As Dangerous Heat Becomes Norm in Pacific Northwest, Will Oregon Pass Needed Climate Bills?

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Courtesy of Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation By Kristina Dahl, Senior Climate Scientist Oregon and Washington are bracing for record-breaking heat this weekend. The post As Dangerous Heat Becomes Norm in Pacific Northwest, Will Oregon Pass Needed Climate Bills? appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is currently completing a mid-term review of its light duty vehicle regulations.

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Honda looks to build a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada

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After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. According to Japan’s Nikkei , the Japanese automaker is looking at several sites in Canada, including one near its auto factory in Alliston, Ontario.

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International Alliance on ZEVs seeks to accelerate ZEV adoption; 11 founding government members from N America and Europe

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California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont in the United States; Québec in Canada; and The Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom in Europe are the founding members. These governments have been crucial to early adoption of electric vehicles.

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Researchers Find Significant Increase in Freshwater Content of Arctic Ocean

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Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic Ocean plays an important role in ocean circulation and may be a factor in the response of the world ocean to climate change. They find that these changes have altered Arctic Ocean circulation, with a large increase in northward transport of fresh water in the Canada Basin.

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New Study Shows that Sea Level Rise Resulting From Collapse of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Would be Non-Uniform; Some Regions to See Levels Much Higher Than Previously Predicted

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Recent projections of sea-level rise after a future collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (for example, the Fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report) assume that meltwater will spread uniformly (eustatically) across the oceans once marine-based sectors of the West Antarctic are filled. Source: Mitrovica et al.

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Harmonizing Low Carbon Fuel Standards

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Northeast States, Oregon, the EU, etc.). The Oregon Legislature authorized an LCFS program in 2009 as part of House Bill 2186, tasking the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to design the program. The proposal is modeled after California LCFS while being customized to meet conditions in Oregon. Washington.

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