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NYU review study suggests potential for gauging health risks of air pollution on individual level

Green Car Congress

The level of practical use of these personal monitoring methods has not yet been developed to the point of directly impacting policy (e.g., There are challenges in enabling policies that limit personal exposures, but the likely improvements in health and welfare are potentially massive. —Caplin et al.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. The smartphone assistants’ scores were 0.3

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

Environmental Compliance and Regulations Governing the Green Domain Regulations etch the boundaries of this green domain. Individual Perks Scrap car recycling extends personal gains beyond the horizon. Individuals become agents of transformation within their neighborhoods, collectively advancing the cause.

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NAATBatt Coalition recommends deployment of up to 300 GWh of distributed energy storage systems by 2022

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DES systems consist of small, stationary batteries installed in neighborhoods, buildings, homes and electricity substations, which can be networked together using smart grid communications technology. and help inform standardization of battery testing for grid applications. they provide and include standardized interconnection.

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UNECE: claim that diesel on-road vehicles are the cause of increased lung cancer is misleading

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An improved modal split, particularly from individual to public transport in personal mobility and from roads to rail in long term freight transport while improving environmental performance at micro level. Improved public transport and the promotion of walking and biking are desired measures to reduce the use of personal cars.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]). Hertz has 8,500 locations in 150 countries.

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Greenius Weekend Update

Creative Greenius

And for the first time ever it’s an all green Fiesta Weekend in Hermosa! The key to Manhattan Beach scoring the EVs was Councilman Richard Montgomery’s personal contacts with the Mini E decision makers. And not just from the look of those tourists who force feed themselves too much kettle korn. Bravo, Mr. Montgomery.

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