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LADOT launches $17.8M universal basic mobility pilot; e-bikes, shared EVs and on-demand EV shuttle

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The LA Department of Transportation (LADOT) launched its Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) Pilot in South Los Angeles—one of the largest programs of its kind in the country, increasing access to transportation options for thousands of Angelenos. The Pilot is currently supported by $17.8 million in state and city funding.

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Outstanding Video of Today’s South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action In Manhattan Beach

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org Los Angeles Manhattan Beach South Bay 350 Climate Action Group. Greenius took at the event by clicking HERE. And here’s a link to some great shots Greenpeace has put up too – like this one.

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Volvo Group collaborates with California stakeholders to showcase potential of connected vehicle technologies with a Volvo VNL

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In a coordinated effort to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for the transportation of goods while also reducing its impact on society, Volvo Group collaborated closely with several key California stakeholders to demonstrate Eco-Drive technology as part of its involvement in the Zero Emission Drayage Truck Demonstration Project.

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@MayorOfLA Is Ready! Garcetti Comes Out Gunning For Gas – Scattergood, Haynes & Harbor Power Plants To Stop Shoving Pollution Down Citizens Throats, Calls For Shutdown Of Aliso Canyon. #MerchantsOfDoubt In Fossil Fuel Industry Argue For More Climate Destruction

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At 9am on Tuesday morning this week I stood with Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, members of the L.A. City Council, board members of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Commission and long term colleagues from the climate justice action community to be part of a historic announcement.

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MB2025 – Starting a 100% Renewable Energy Revolution in the South Bay of Los Angeles

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org Andrea Giancoli Beach Cities Health District Bill McKibben Blue Zones Congressman Henry Waxman Cordel Stillman Diane Moss Go 100% renewable energy Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach City Council Mayor Amy Howorth MB2025 Nathalie Gonzales Nestor Paul Scott Plug-In America Robert Metcalf Sona Kalapura Coffee South Bay 350 Climate Action Group'

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Los Angeles Mayor Announces Southern California Regional Plug-in Electric Vehicle Plan

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The State of California has the highest ratio of car ownership anywhere in the world, and in Los Angeles, almost 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions come for the transportation sector. If we are to be at the forefront of tackling climate change, reducing emissions from the automobile must be front and center.

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CARB awards $20M in Cap-and-Trade funding to zero-emission transportation technology demos, H2 ferry, BEV locomotive

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The projects are part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. million; Grantee: The Los Angeles Harbor Department).