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WHO: 9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air; 7M deaths per year

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New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal a death toll of 7 million people every year caused by ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution. Ambient air pollution alone caused some 4.2

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New nanostructured earth abundant metal catalysts rival platinum on a weight basis; diesel emissions treatment

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A development in catalysis research by academics at the Universities of St Andrews and Newcastle could lead to new systems to treat diesel emissions. Catalysts are typically metallic nanoparticles—often platinum group metals—that are finely deposited upon a substrate. This is referred to as “chemistry at a point”. Irvine & Ian S.

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7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

Clean Fleet Report

7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck. This article may contain affiliate links. As diesel truck owners, we don’t have to tell you how wonderful these machines are. But like all vehicles, a little bit of maintenance is required to keep diesel trucks running at their peak performance.

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Coltura is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the switch from gasoline and diesel to cleaner alternatives. Such reasons include advantages to the electrical grid such as load balancing and energy storage, increased jobs and economic development, reduced stormwater pollution and consumer savings. The paper by Matthew N.

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Solaris To Reveal New Electric Bus At Trade Show

CleanTechnica EVs

Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve written a lot of articles over the years about Solaris. Electric buses are known for their economical operations and maintenance as they outperform diesel buses in cost efficiency. Additionally, these vehicles do not emit any pollutants, making them […]

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. The sources for numbers and facts are at the end of the article. The sources for numbers and facts are at the end of the article.

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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