Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2018

The federal Clean Air Act and associated environmental regulations have driven steep declines in air pollution emissions over the past several decades, even as US manufacturers increased production, according to a study by two University of California, Berkeley, economists. Shapiro and Reed Walker (2018) “ Why is Pollution from U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2014

Average annual percentage of black carbon pollution related to Chinese exports. Dust, ozone and carbon can accumulate in valleys and basins in California and other Western states. We’ve outsourced our manufacturing and much of our pollution, but some of it is blowing back across the Pacific to haunt us. Credit: Lin et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2014

million in grant funding for clean diesel projects at six US ports. The grants awarded today will help six ports improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions, by providing $4.2 The grants awarded today will help six ports improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions, by providing $4.2

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

A Foss Maritime Company’ Green Assist hybrid tug ( earlier post ) has joined the Foss fleet for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, California. To help defray the added costs of development and construction of the first hybrid tug, both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles contributed funding. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding of $2,605,370 for clean transportation projects. This fuel has 88% lower carbon intensity than ultra-low-sulfur diesel. City of Monterey Park (Los Angeles County) will receive $300,000 to upgrade the city’s outdated compressed natural gas fueling station.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

In “Estimated Excess Morbidity and Mortality Caused by Air Pollution above ATS Recommended Standards, 2011-2013,” published online in the August edition of Annals of the American Thoracic Society , researchers report on the annual health benefits of meeting more protective standards recommended by the ATS for O 3 and PM 2.5.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 26, 2016

.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. .

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2012

and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., The awardees for 2012 are: Professor Robert M. Professor Geoffrey W. Codexis, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

One will fund clean energy research that benefits electricity ratepayers. Another is an annual clean transportation investment plan that is designed to spark innovation in projects that will help transform California’s fleet to meet greenhouse gas and clean air goals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2017

Greyrock’s synthetic diesel burns more cleanly and efficiently than comparable petroleum based fuels resulting in reductions of particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions. Dennis Schuetzle, Greyrock’s Chief Technology Officer.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

In testimony for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing ( earlier post ) on the proposed endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act ( earlier post ), Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson urged the EPA to include black carbon in the finding. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Mark Jacobson.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

“ 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. California state agencies are collaborating on a range of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 —Chairman Nichols.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Breakthroughs in battery technology, carbon sequestration, and other energy technologies that result in a five-fold improvement over current technology could literally change the world. Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. There are 2.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at West Virginia University to conduct in-use testing of three light-duty diesel vehicles (two 2.0L diesels and one 3.0L diesel) over pre-defined test routes exhibiting diverse driving conditions.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. It’s long been time to kick coal out of L.A.’s Get all the details you need after the jump.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

That push is particularly focused on the trucking routes between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the distribution centers of the Inland Empire – which Ontario lies at the heart of. Hydrogen could theoretically be generated by electrolysis of water, powered by clean energy.

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EV Match

DECEMBER 22, 2020

California has some of the most impressive EV incentives including the $4,500 Clean Vehicle Rebate , $5,000 Clean Vehicle Assistance Program , $1,500 Vehicle Retirement Consumer Assistance Program , Clean Vehicle Assistance Program Beneficial State Foundation , and $1,500 Clean Fuel Reward. *. Fast, Smooth, & Clean.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2012

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners formally approved an Environmental Ship Index (ESI) program to take effect 1 July, becoming the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to do so. Ship emissions are the single-largest source of air pollution from port-related operations. percent or less.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

An initiative of the Port of Los Angeles’s Clean Air Action Plan, the development and demonstration of the Balqon Nautilus E30 electric truck was co-funded by the Port and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at a total cost of $527,000. tons per year of carbon monoxide (CO), and 34,987.6 Balqon Corp.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2012

Six shipping carriers have become the inaugural participants in the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Ship Index ( ESI ), an international clean air program that rewards ocean carriers for bringing their newest and cleanest vessels to the Port. Deploying ships with a Tier II or Tier III engine to the Port of Los Angeles.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 5, 2011

In case you didn’t know, the City of Los Angeles still gets 40% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants, the dirtiest polluters and greenhouse gassers on the planet. It’s long been time to kick coal out of L.A.’s Get all the details you need after the jump.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The researchers determined the global warming potential, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents (t e CO 2 ), for seven components of urban inventories: electricity, heating and industrial fuels, industrial processes, ground transportation, aviation, marine, and waste. Credit: ACS, Kennedy 2009. Click to enlarge. t e CO 2 /cap.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Shipping company Maersk Line and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a $125-million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships. This advances our ability to reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutants on a global scale.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 31, 2009

What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A. For the past two months I’ve been the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The project will develop, validate, and deploy two Capacity TJ9000 fuel cell electric hybrid yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in California. The San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, encompassing the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, mandates that all cargo handling equipment be zero-emission by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2012

By leveraging outside funding, many of these projects also attract additional investment in clean energy technology. The award recipients are: Clean World Partners, LLC , will receive $6 million to increase the Sacramento BioRefinery’s capacity from 25 tons to 100 tons a day. Sysco Food Services of Los Angeles, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. The company, based in Sylmar (Los Angeles County), has significant experience with BMS design and production. —Paul Beach, Quallion’s president.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

The funds, from the California Climate Investments program, will reduce key criteria pollutants, greenhouse gases (GHG), petroleum usage and toxic pollution where reductions are needed most. The SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

l/100 km) to purchase a Clean Air Vehicle Sticker for $8, allowing them to drive on carpool lanes regardless of the number of occupants in the car. While the original clean air sticker policy expired in 2011, a new HOV-exception program with 40,000 stickers for electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid vehicles started in 2012.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 29, 2022

Since electric vehicles have no carbon emissions while running, they are much better for the environment than traditional cars. They produce no smog-forming pollution unlike gasoline cars, and they don’t release hazardous pollutants like carbon monoxide and benzene into the air. Less to run, but harder to go further.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Right around that time, it started to be apparent that ground mobility was well on the way to cleaning up, and the power sector was already moving in that direction. All of those things, they actually contribute more [air pollution] than CO 2 alone. In California, there is a Low Carbon Fuel Standard program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

The 2013-2014 plan update allocates $100 million to projects in the following areas: $23 million for biofuels production and supply, with an emphasis on fuels made from waste-based and other low-carbon, sustainable materials. $20 5 million for manufacturing projects, supporting economic development and clean transportation technology. $4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The original Plan, first released in 2008, was developed on the principle that a balanced mix of strategies is the best way to cut emissions and grow California’s economy in a clean and sustainable direction. Among the consideration are: The Advanced Clean Cars regulation will reduce GHG emissions from new light-duty vehicles by about 4.5%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The output will be shipped by pipeline to commercial blending facilities and is slated to be pre-sold to companies obligated to purchase carbon credit offsets. will receive $3,523,498 to extend and expand the California CLEAN Truck Demonstration Program. CNG is much less polluting than conventional diesel. CALSTART, Inc.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

economy away from dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

After all, the board’s main function is to regulate smog — not greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions. This high-pollution moment is referred to as a cold start.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2019

Reintroducing commercial supersonic transport (SST) aircraft into the global aviation fleet could have significant noise and climate impacts by 2035, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). This equals about one-fifth of a proportional carbon budget afforded international aviation under a 1.5

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