Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

A jury of 49 automotive journalists in the United States and Canada vote for the vehicles, which must be “all-new” or “substantially changed” from the previous model to qualify for the award. Tags: Brief. It also is the second hybrid win for Ford—the most hybrid wins for any automaker.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 26, 2010

The City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to agree to a memorandum of understanding between Hermosa Beach and AECOM , an international provider of environmental and energy-related technical and management support services. Tags: environment. Read the rest of the story on Hermosa Beach Patch.com.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 27, 2010

Councilman Bill Brand was unsuccessful in requesting that the City investigate a rezoning of the land to phase out its industrial use, with no other member of the Council being willing to even second a motion to vote on it. Tags: environment. Read the rest of the story on Redondo Beach Patch.com.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board voted last Friday to approve funding for 483 natural gas-fueled (liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)) trucks to replace old diesel trucks serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Tags: Brief.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Prius drivers were stereotyped as left-lane camping, NPR-listening, Green Party-voting smug virtue-signalers. The Toyota Prius was once reviled by most enthusiasts and often the butt of jokes, even in pop culture. That stereotype was often unfair and inaccurate. Then again, a Lexus will cost a lot more.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 27, 2014

So to help Ted out, I just received this big oversized card with my name on it that might help him remember me the next time we run into each other – but because I still won’t be sending Ted any money or voting for him in his run for the great Henry Waxman’s seat, I’m not counting on this either. .

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 18, 2010

area if we had a chemical disaster: If you’re ready to take some action – and nothing will happen unless you do - we need you to tell your Senators to prevent a toxic nightmare in your community by co-sponsoring and voting for the the Secure Water Facilities Act (S. 3598) and the Secure Chemical Facilities Act (S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) adopted by a vote of four to three greenhouse gas reduction regulations—called the most stringent in the US—that will reduce global warming pollutants through a regional cap on greenhouse gas emissions. Tags: Brief. New Mexico Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Regulation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2009

Rocky Mountain’s Board of Directors have approved the proposed merger and upon entering into a definitive agreement will enter into specific support agreements agreeing to vote their shares in favour of the merger. The special shareholder meeting of Rocky Mountain to vote on the transaction is expected to be held in early January 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

J0.01) formally voted upon and passed a new fuel specification, labeled DXXXX until final issuance, that will enable use of synthetic fuels in commercial aviation. Tags: Aviation Fuels. The ASTM International Aviation Fuels Subcommittee having responsibility for jet fuel (D02.J0.01)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The bill is scheduled for a House vote on Friday. Tags: Brief. Weiner, Earl Blumenauer, and Doris Matsui announced a new agreement that would allow states to use up to 10% of funding allowances from the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) (H.R.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2009

liter category and was voted Green Engine of the Year, beating both Toyota’s and Honda’s new electric-hybrid powerplants. liter flat-six was voted New Engine of the Year. Tags: Brief. The unit is offered across much of the VW model range, including the Golf, Scirocco and Eos, and is used by Seat in the Ibiza Cupra.

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EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2024

It isn’t the most gobsmackingly impressive electric vehicle I drove in 2023 and in some ways it’s very irritating, but add it all up and the MG4 take my vote as the best EV rolled out in Australia last year. It helped the EV6 GT was $140,000 cheaper as well – although still expensive with a six-figure price tag.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2009

Following May’s approval by the Italian parliament, the Swiss parliament will soon vote on a draft law to redraw some high-altitude sections of the frontier Alps border between Switzerland and Italy due to “radical changes” in snowfields and glaciers over the past century. Tags: Brief. Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, earlier post ) to be voted on by the House on Friday contains a number of changes to the original. Tags: Brief. The amended version of the Waxman-Markey energy and cap-and trade bill (H.R. On 21 May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee favorably reported H.R.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2010

The filing came one day after the US Senate voted to uphold the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases via the rejection on 10 June of US Sen. Tags: Brief. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska), “disapproval resolution” (S.J. Earlier post.). EPA has not responded to the petitions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2009

On 24 April, the CARB voted to implement a $25 million voucher incentive program as part of California Assembly Bill (AB) 118 to accelerate the deployment of about 1,000 medium- and heavy-duty diesel hybrid trucks and buses in California. Tags: Brief.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

That’s why the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted yesterday to pass a resolution declaring October 24, 2009 “International Day of Climate Action&# for L.A. These are YOUR beaches, this is YOUR time, this is the issue of your lifetime. Check it out after the jump.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2010

The agreement provides, among other things, that CommScope will have certain participation rights and, subject to certain ownership requirements, will have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to the board of directors of Hydrogenics. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Arrow is expected to hold a shareholder meeting mid July 2010 to allow shareholders to vote on the offer. Tags: Brief. The gas passes through a separator near the well head to remove water traces before being piped to a processing facility to be compressed and dehydrated. The gas is then fed into commercial pipelines.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

After presidents, premiers, and prime ministers departed, COP 15 reconvened so that delegates could vote on the accord. Weech secured consensus before mid-morning by calling a vote to “take note” of the accord, rather than approve it. ” Tags: Climate Change Policy.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 12, 2010

Well watch the vote the School Board takes at the end of this video: All in all, quite a week for Hermosa Beach and for our small ad hoc effort which is now growing to include the Mayor, two members of the School Board, probably a 2-3 members of the Green Task Force, and many other key stakeholders from the Hermosa Beach community.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Unlike most places that get oil wells forcibly drilled in their communities with no say so, Hermosa Beach is in the unique position of being able to vote on the issue next year. ’ And of course they’re threatening to collect a $17 million settlement against Hermosa if the citizens vote against the oil wells. .’

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 10, 2007

The Texas House of Representatives votes in favor of increased gasoline consumption. Tags: petroleum electric car plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The voting rights attaching to these RPSs constitute 0.0005% of the total voting rights in Saab. The other 99.99% of the voting rights (100% of the ordinary shares) will be held by Spyker. Tags: Vehicle Manufacturers. At Closing, GM will convert US$326 million of pre-closing receivables on Saab into RPSs in Saab.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 2, 2007

She voted to kill it four years ago and is still singing industry's tune. Tags: catherine witherspoon robert sawyer schwarzenegger barbara riordan CARB. And with Barbara Riordan being put in charge as Chair replacing Sawyer, even if temporarily, there's no hope for a ZEV mandate with teeth.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Honda’s newest hybrid model, the CR-Z has been been voted Japan’s Car of the Year by a panel of the country’s top motoring journalists. Tags: Honda cr-z hybrid Japan Car of the Year win.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Winners of our recent ‘Green Car of the Year’ 2009 award, Volvo has also been voted ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ too. Volvo took a staggering 74 per cent of the vote, beating rivals such as Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen to name a few. Tags: Volvo c30 green car vote.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Last month, members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce pressured Senator Byrd as well as US Senator Jay Rockefeller to refuse to vote on health care legislation until the Obama Administration addressed concerns about coal policy. Tags: Brief. —Jack Rosebro.

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Creative Greenius

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I voted for Barack Obama and I worked hard campaigning to get him elected. Tags: Environmental Politics Saving Energy Sustainability Voters Yes We Can! I would do it again and I’m proud of the small contribution I made to achieve change. It’s time for greatness and historic achievements.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 29, 2007

According to the Michael Collier's Politics Blog on SFGate.com: Robert Sawyer, appointed by the governor in 2005, was one of three ''no'' votes last week when the board adopted three new policy changes to curb carbon dioxide and other emissions statewide. Tags: robert sawyer schwarzenegger zev mandate CARB.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Talking Points for SB-100 : Assemblymember , it is vitally important for you to vote yes for SB-100 (De Leon, et al). Assemblymember Philip Ting represents the 19th Assembly District, which spans the Westside of San Francisco as well as the communities of Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City, and South San Francisco.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The US House yesterday passed by a vote of 312-114 a bill that would authorize additional appropriations totalling $2.85 Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery) Engines Fuel Cells Hybrids Hydrogen Infrastructure Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Policy Research Smart Grid. The bill was sponsored by Rep.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 25, 2008

The Large Volume Manufacturers, the automakers with obligations under the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Vehicle Program, have made a joint comment about the staff proposed revisions that will be voted on Thursday March 27 in Sacramento. Tags: california air resources board zev mandate.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 14, 2009

In fact, when AB 920 went through the Assembly Appropriations Committee it was placed on suspense before being voted out. Cooper also taught me that any bill with a cost impact to the state (in this case a cost of $250,000) is placed on the suspense file. It’s very common. It takes a commitment from our leaders in Sacramento.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2009

2454) ( earlier post ) due for a vote in the House this week prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing indirect land use change (ILUC) metrics on biofuels in the new Renewable Fuels Standard ( earlier post ) for 5 years while research is conducted by the National Academies of Science on the issue. Amendment to H.R.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

The Electric Transportation Action Group , (E-TAG) part of 350 Eugene , agreed to fund production of the signs, and EVEVA Vice-President Al LePage volunteered to write the jingles to be placed on both sides of the poster board. “I LePage signed up to join E-TAG, meeting monthly to advance their agenda.

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