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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

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Boxes represent pollution reading locations during that window. Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a portable pollution sensors that transmit transmit their air quality readings to smart phones, allowing users to monitor air quality in real time. Nikzad et al. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Exploring the Potential Use, Impact and Valuation of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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Gasoline prices are unpredictable, and their volatility may confer value on the ability to select which fuel to use. The previous assessments value a PHEV exactly like a nearly identical vehicle that requires its owner to use electricity for each day’s initial miles. —Lemoine. kWh battery pack.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Five possible areas of improvements include: reducing miles driven; increasing the number of people per trip; reducing the number of trips; improving the vehicle efficiency; and improving the efficiency of the fuel supply. Urban planning as part of the solution. Still, Prof. Cars (vehicles/1000 people). Public transit (trips/year).

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Heidi On The Hot Seat

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The South Bay region I live and work in covers an area of 161 square miles and encompasses 15 cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the County of Los Angeles. They’re kind of funny that way. Can we still make a difference though the hour is late, the light is fading and moment is at hand?

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

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Another of my favorite people on the Southern California environmental scene is State Senator Fran Pavley who also spoke at the press conference. Right now the dock workers and the people who live near the ports are choking on the worst air pollution anywhere in the area. I’ve heard him speak at the Plug-In conference.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $17M to support alternative fuel and infrastructure projects

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These trucks will displace conventional diesel trucks, which consume substantial quantities of petroleum fuel and emit substantial pollutants and greenhouse gases. They use 208-240 volt power and typically provide 10 to 20 miles of range for each hour of charging for a passenger vehicle. Blue Line Transfer, Inc.