Carbon Climate Mercury Oil 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2021
Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed. Aerosol particles in the atmosphere affect global climate, human health and ecosystems. Equivalent black carbon (eBC) represented 10% of the total particulate matter (PM).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2013
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2016
EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible to protect public health and reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. Mercury Services, Inc. High Country Transportation, Inc. Hirschbach Motor Lines.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
coal units) are based on the performance of a new efficient coal unit implementing partial carbon capture and storage (CCS). The rule does not apply to any existing EGUs; units undergoing modifications or to reconstructed units; liquid oil-fired stationary combustion turbine EGUs; new EGUs that do not burn fossil fuels (e.g.,
Drive Electric
APRIL 5, 2023
It is one of the most cost-effective ways to cut our greenhouse emissions, because it reduces the $9b a year New Zealand spends importing oil products from overseas,” said Mr. Gilbert. By a margin of five to one, Kiwis say they are concerned about climate change and want the government to help people convert to less polluting vehicles.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2015
Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. Shrock Professor of Sedimentary Geology at Indiana University, Ritts is a National Science Foundation CAREER grant recipient, and an expert on oil and gas exploration.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Transportation, which today relies almost exclusively on oil, accounts for nearly 30% of US energy demand. Damages are expressed in cents per VMT (2007 USD). Click to enlarge.
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