Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Recent reports from China ( earlier post ) cited local environmental officials suggesting that battery maker Johnson Controls was the source of lead in a pollution incident in Shanghai affecting some 21 children. Johnson Controls has now issued a statement saying that it has “ no reason to believe we are the source of the issue.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released the proposed scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2030—the most ambitious target in North America. million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on the roads; increase ZEV buses, delivery and other trucks. Earlier post.)

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California Cleaner Emissions Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2016

From 2019, Volkswagen Group Logistics will use two LNG-powered charter vessels from Siem Car Carriers AS, making it one of the first automakers to opt for low-emission LNG-powered vessels for the marine transport of vehicles. The transfer from road haulage to marine transport on this route cuts annual CO 2 emissions by 240 tons.

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Fuel Mariner Cars North America 210

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2016

This could reduce the mining of ore which reduces costs, greenhouse gas emissions and waste. This technology could cut energy usage by 85 billion BTUs/year, waste generation by 8.5 It also reduces atmospheric nitrous oxide emissions. million kg/year and carbon generation by 21.7 million kg/year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

The second-generation concept machine is part of an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry, reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) presented the HX2 autonomous, battery-electric, load carrier at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2010

The team analyzed sand and seawater from more than 200 sites in 20 countries, mainly in Southeast Asia and North America. This new finding clearly demonstrates the instability of epoxy, and shows that BPA emissions from epoxy do reach the ocean. Vast expanses of waste, consisting mainly of plastic, float elsewhere in the oceans.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has cited BP Products North America Inc. EPA alleges that for calendar years 2003 through 2008 BP failed to manage and treat benzene waste from the facility as required by the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Have you ever heard of a similar effort to take the exhaust smoke from pollution cars and then try to create petrol? The majority of li-ion batteries recycled in North America today come to Redwood, from large EV packs to small consumer devices. And we are glad JB left Tesla to start this important company. So there you go.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. As a result of these efforts, FedEx Express has saved 45 million gallons of fuel or 452,573 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2013

Volkswagen inaugurated its largest solar facility in the world—also the largest solar facility operated by an automaker in the US—at its plant in Chattanooga, TN, which produces the Passat model for North America. 25% less energy and water consumption, waste and emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2011

The awards recognize pioneering chemical technologies developed by leading researchers and industrial innovators who are making significant contributions to pollution prevention in the United States. Also, the biobased BDO pathway consumes carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), resulting in a reduction of 70% in CO 2 emissions. billion by 2020.

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

Plastics are on track to contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the US by 2030, according to new report by Beyond Plastics, a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Vermont. This report represents the floor, not the ceiling, of the US plastics industry’s climate impact. million tons of GHG each year.

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Coal Industrial Industry Climate Change 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2011

The upper end of the scenarios assessed, representing a cut of around a third in greenhouse gas emissions from business-as-usual projections, could assist in keeping concentrations of greenhouse gases at 450 parts per million, the report said. Wind energy, including on- and offshore systems. 50 Exajoules per year.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Comparison of Hg emissions in 2005 and 2010, by selected sector and region. Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Intentional-use sectors: Disposal and incineration of product waste, cremation emissions, chlor-alkali industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. Oberon Fuels is the first company to announce plans to commercialize DME fuel production in North America.

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