Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Exelon Corporation intends to join the FutureGen Alliance, a non-profit organization developing an advanced low-emissions coal demonstration facility to be located in Mattoon, Ill. In addition, the plant will be designed to achieve near-zero emissions of other air pollutants. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries, with a quarter of their growth in emissions accounted for by increased trade with the West. 2009) Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide. over the previous seven years. —Dr Canadell.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

While carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming over the long term, limiting black carbon and methane are complementary actions that would have a more immediate impact because these two pollutants circulate out of the atmosphere more quickly. All emissions control measures are assumed to improve air quality.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The new goal is that efficiency standards for appliances and federal buildings set in the first and second terms combined will reduce carbon pollution by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030—equivalent to nearly one-half of the CO 2 emissions from the entire US energy sector for one year. Energy Efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

Methanol can be produced from a range of renewable sources and fossil-fuel based feed-stocks; in practice methanol is mainly produced in coal-rich China from coal. From 2009, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the pilot work of methanol gasoline implement is Shanxi province started. Methanol in China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2009

A pilot project by We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) testing an Alstom advanced chilled ammonia process ( earlier post ) has demonstrated more than 90% capture of carbon dioxide from the flue stream of a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin (the Pleasant Prairie Carbon Capture Pilot Plant ).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

If you needed another reason why we should reduce fossil fuel-related pollution, then this may be it. According to a new study, pregnant women exposed to air pollutants tend to give birth to lower IQ babies. In urban areas motor vehicles are a major source of PAHs and harmful air pollution. air pollution intelligence PAH.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2015

The report, “ Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014 ”, concludes that biomass, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind are all competitive with or cheaper than coal, oil and gas-fired power stations, even without financial support and despite falling oil prices. —Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA. kWh in Africa.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2009

Chester and Horvath (2009). Inventorying criteria air pollutants showed that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions. Life-cycle criteria air pollutant emissions are between 1.1 Chester and Horvath (2009). The fuel production component is shown in green. Click to enlarge. Chester and Horvath.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Bush called for one million cars in the most polluted areas in the US to be running on methanol, ethanol or natural gas by 1997. Zhang Fan, Zhang Xia, Shuai Shijin, Xiao Jianhua and Wang Jianxin (2009) Unregulated Emissions and Combustion Characteristics of Low-Content Methanol-Gasoline Blended Fuels. —Fan et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

One key issue that the Waxman-Markey discussion draft does not address is how to allocate the tradable emission allowances that restrict the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities, oil companies, and other sources. Title III, Reducing Global Warming Pollution , (the cap-and-trade title), has eight subsections.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Change in cumulative energy-related CO 2 emissions by sector and fuel in the IEA GAS Scenario relative to the New Policies Scenario, 2009-2035. In the US, a combination of demand reduction and displacement of coal-fired power by gas-fired generation is the lowest cost way to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 50%. Source: IEA.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

February, 2009 : Record heat waves in late January and early February overloaded urban energy, water, and transport systems in the southernmost states of South Australia and Victoria and intensified hundreds of seasonal and man-made bushfires throughout the countryside, killing 374 people.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

The technology would "conserve more oil and slice smog and greenhouse gases to nearly imperceptible levels ". Frank's studies suggest a major impact on US oil dependence if most vehicles were plug-ins. A leading proponent of Plug Ins now believes that Toyota will have a "plug in" on the market by 2009. Join in the momentum.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009, Santa Monica, California - Inaugural Parade West. Right now the dock workers and the people who live near the ports are choking on the worst air pollution anywhere in the area. That’s EE Solar’s RAV4 and it has gone over 116,000 miles oil free. It is already here today.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

According to a report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the margin of error in measuring emissions by DOEs can be as high as: 10% for the cement and fertilizer industries; 60% for the oil, gas, and coal industries; and. United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009. Donovan (20 December 2009).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

Unintentional emission sectors: Coal burning, ferrous- and non-ferrous (Au, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) metal production, cement production. Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source. Source: UNEP. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Search Results for Google April 29, 2009 09:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle FRANKFORT, Ky.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Green Star Products, Inc. balance of payment deficit from oil producing nations and promotes U.S. billion to electric vehicle development. energy independence.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

In an article “Falling thirst for Fuel Leaves Ethanol Enthusiasts with a Hangover” published on 4 May 2009, The Wall Street Journal summarized three of the challenges traditional corn ethanol faces today. The cattle will get part of their daily food ration from wet distillers grain (WDG) which is a by product of the ethanol fermentation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. The study also compared the volume of CO 2 emissions that could result from the burning of known economically recoverable fossil fuel reserves—oil, gas and coal—and found that these reserves are four times larger than the emission budget between now and 2050. 2009) Too much of a bad thing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

February 17, 2009 7:03 am Link Smart Grid An Invaluable Idea Worldwide / Buildings could become the new power plants BRUSSELS ? The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. Thank you ! — hsr0601 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. April 17, 2009 12:22 pm Link I don’t see how the Telsa Sedan would be an advantage. April 17, 2009 12:34 pm Link Perhaps they should turbo charge the Volt or Telsa to run more like this electric powered Datsun drag racer: [link] American’s love a hot rod. — Goodbye 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. Topics: Deals and investments , Transportation Tags: GM , Segway , city transportation , 2009 New York auto show Share: Digg Del.icio.us E-mail Martin. Mandatory euthanasia.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 30, 2011

percent decline in ridership overall in the first nine months of 2009. But the commuters in poorer nations usually travel in a haze of pollution created by petroleum-powered trains and buses. There is no catalytic converter that can fully scrub the toxics that result from burning oil.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

There is no pollution to speak of with these plants. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. Yes, tankers of dirty, expensive oil are brought in and boatloads of money are shipped back to the oil companies. This 30 MW represents around 20% of the island’s demand for power.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

April 10, 2009 10:09 am Link It amazes me that in the vast debate about electric cars world wide including here in Norway, no one ever mention the fact that the batteries in such cars need replacement in no more than five years. April 10, 2009 11:18 am Link Kaare (#1), Your concerns are well taken. — Kaare Nilsen 2. In the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Electric cars are part of the electrification of the citys transit system -- along with trackless trolleys, streetcars and light rail -- helping lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce pollution, Mayor Greg Nickels said. If we do things the wrong way, thats going to mean building more power plants, more dirty coal plants," he said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Posted by: Na | Apr 13, 2009 4:28:53 PM 18 models that get 30 mpg, yeah right!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. RGGI took effect and began regulating CO 2 emissions on January 1, 2009.

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