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Study: California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits go mostly out of state

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state residents did not see the benefits of improved air quality from presumed reductions in harmful co-pollutants, such as particulate matter— according to a new study led by UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University researchers. Cushing et al.

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

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Such studies were conducted in major urban centers, including New York City, Hong Kong, and San Francisco, and informed public policy on air pollution limits and climate action strategies.

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California Energy Commission awards $750K to Electricore to study standardization of plug-in vehicle batteries

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Other projects receiving funding include: Foresight Renewable Solutions of San Francisco will receive $1.7 University of California, Davis was awarded $900,000 to investigate emissions and leakages within California’s natural gas infrastructure. The project includes $437,093 in match funding from Anaergia.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1973 from National Taiwan University in New Taipei.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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PG&E services the San Francisco area and Northern California. The average peak electric demand for a house in San Francisco is 1.8 In other words, adding an electric vehicle at 220 is like adding another home to the network or to the system, and that would be a home in the San Ramon area. —Peter Darbee.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. One million U.S.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

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Their suggestions included, yes, yoga rooms (at San Francisco International Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, and Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, among others) but also short-story dispensers, tranquil gardens, even a swimming pool. The university says its cheese will last indefinitely if refrigerated.)