November 03, 2010
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November 03, 2010
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November 03, 2010
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November 03, 2010
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November 03, 2010
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October 21, 2010
SunHydro is the vision of successful entrepreneur Tom Sullivan, founder of Lumber Liquidators, who is expanding his business focus from hardwood floors to hydrogen fuel. “This new SunHydro station is a step away from fossil fuels, and as a nation that’s a path we need to continue to explore,” said Sullivan, owner of SunHydro and Proton Energy Systems. “We believe one of the answers is hydrogen energy and we as a country should continue to evolve a variety of alternative energy options.”
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October 21, 2010
Siemens' EV charging stations will offer Coulomb Technologies' ChargePoint® Network. The ChargePoint Network is an advanced software system that is open to all drivers of plug-in vehicles. Advanced features of the network include: 24/7 driver assistance, the ability to locate a charging station from any smart phone, the ability to detect charging station availability from a smart phone or Google Maps, EV trip mapping and driver billing.
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October 21, 2010
"Increased use of gas is a bridge towards climate-neutral transports," comments Lars Martensson, Environmental Director at Volvo Trucks. "Biogas production is already taking off in many countries. We're currently in a transition period, moving from decades of dependence on oil to a society built on renewable fuels. When trucks can operate on 80 percent pure biogas and 20 percent pure biodiesel, carbon emissions will be 80 percent lower than with conventional diesel technology."
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October 14, 2010
National Alternative Fuel Day is October 15. Check out listings of local events, many of which will have consumer and commercial alt fuel vehicles for the general public to test drive.
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October 14, 2010
Upcoming events from Agrion include "The Business of Biofuels" on November 3 in Northern California.
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October 14, 2010
Pilot Flying J operates over 550 truck travel centers in 43 states and six Canadian provinces. It is the largest truck-fueling operator in the country.
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October 13, 2010
All of the automakers have improved their performance since UCS first ranked them, starting with model year 1998, and the gap between the worst and best automaker has narrowed. State and federal emissions laws, along with a growing market for clean cars, are prodding automakers to produce cleaner vehicles, according to Kliesch.
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October 13, 2010
In this video, President Barack Obama announces his proposal on billions for infrastructure funding.
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October 13, 2010
“Thorough testing has now shown that E15 does not harm emissions control equipment in newer cars and light trucks,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Wherever sound science and the law support steps to allow more home-grown fuels in America’s vehicles, this administration takes those steps.”
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October 13, 2010
“Existing structures fall into disrepair, plans for new construction fail to adequately address the problems that they intend to fix, interconnectedness between various modes of transportation is not optimized, and millions of hours of productivity are lost and billions of tons of gasoline burned as citizens wait at a standstill. We are a nation in need of fresh strategic thinking,” said former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs, which hosted the National Transportation Policy Conference.
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October 12, 2010
Using an energy–economic growth model that accounts for a range of demographic dynamics, researchers show that slowing population growth could provide 16–29% of the emissions reductions suggested to be necessary by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change. Researchers also find that aging and urbanization can substantially influence emissions in particular world regions.
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October 11, 2010
LAist called this weekend's CicLAvia event "7.5 miles of 100,000 smiles."
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October 08, 2010
CALSTART was the sponsor and primary supporter of the bill, which allows eligible projects to take advantage of both Carl Moyer criteria emission funding and AB 118 greenhouse gas funding.
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October 07, 2010
“This effort is financed heavily by money from out of state. You have to conclude that the financiers are less concerned about California than they are about the fact that if we get something that is working here to clean up the air and launch a clean-tech industry, it will go national and maybe international. So the stakes are high. I hope we can win here and send a message to the whole country that it’s time to put aside partisan politics and get an energy bill out of Washington.” -New York Times
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October 06, 2010
"We are proud to be a partner with both Daimler and Nissan, two companies focused on bringing high-quality, fuel efficient products to the U.S. market," Chairman Roger Penske said.
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