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Ports of LA, Long Beach approve 2017 Clean Air Action Plan; targeted GHG reductions; zero-emissions on-road drayage by 2035

Green Car Congress

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The group’s meetings will be open to all who wish to attend.

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San Pedro Bay Ports release draft of 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update; $7-$14 billion price tag

Green Car Congress

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. The strategies also reinforce the ports’ commitment to sustainable operations that maintain and strengthen their competitive position in the global economy.

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Special Guests at an LA Rally

Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge of the Electric Car director Chris Paine attended the “LA Get Off Oil Day&# rally in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 2 2nd, where Chelsea Sexton from Who Killed the Electric Car? Also in attendance and documenting the day was Huffington Post journalist Jennifer Grayson.

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Developing standards for EV charging reliability

Charged EVs

The industry badly needs technical standards to enable charging providers to document, diagnose and repair charging problems in a uniform way. A big component of that is not only documenting the technical environment or the intersection of technical systems, but also training people how to operate in this area. Let’s figure those out.

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California releases summary of Advanced Clean Car Rules: GHG, ZEV, LEV III and Clean Fuel Outlets

Green Car Congress

Further documents will be released on 7 December. Separately, the US DOT and EPA released their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for Model Year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. It is designed to parallel the national greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards rule the U.S.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

Green Car Congress

Among these flights were the three most frequently flown routes in the United Sates (New York to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to San Francisco, and Chicago to New York); the shortest flight that is code shared with a major U.S. A documentation for the myclimate calculator includes other aspects of the method used.).

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

Worried about your finances and the crash of the economy? For the past three months I’ve been working night and day as the Chairman of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group. That ain’t nothing compared to what’s on tap for you next.