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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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This way, we reuse waste oil in an environmentally compatible way. With 85 percent lower CO 2 emissions than with conventional fossil fuels, the contribution to climate protection is enormous. These vessels travel between Europe, North America and Latin America.

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California ARB soliciting research suggestions for FY 2012-2013 plan; sustainable communities, behavior, pollutant exposure, air pollution science, GHG targets

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Sustainable Communities : The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008 (SB 375) directs California’s metropolitan planning organizations to develop sustainable communities strategies that meet regional greenhouse gas reduction targets through integrated land use, housing and transportation planning.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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By 2018 the ten RGGI states will have reduced their power sector carbon emissions by ten percent, created thousands of homegrown clean energy jobs, and driven billions of dollars of public and private investment into the clean energy technologies of the future. current year and/or future year vintages). quarterly).

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