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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

Green Car Congress

EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible to protect public health and reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. Mercury Services, Inc. High Country Transportation, Inc. Hirschbach Motor Lines.

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EPA Administrator Outlines Seven Key Themes for Agency in 2010 and Beyond

Green Car Congress

The seven themes are: Taking Action on Climate Change. In all of this, we must also recognize that climate change will affect other parts of our core mission, such as protecting air and water quality, and we must include those considerations in our future plans. Improving Air Quality.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

Green Car Congress

Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). Climate-related monetary damages range from 0.1 Estimated climate damages from natural gas were half that of coal, ranging from 0.05 Source: “Hidden Costs of Energy”.

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One of Texas’ dirtiest coal plants will swap to solar with help from US grant

Baua Electric

Its the fourth-largest mercury polluter in the state, producing around 12 times as much mercury as is allowed by a new EPA rule. So, moving away from this coal plant and to a cleaner option would definitely be a big win, given what an environmental stain it is on the area. SMECIs grant will reduce climate pollution by 1.8

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Leveraging Parking Lot Solar Panels for EV Charging

Clean Fleet Report

The air would be cleaner, and people could knock out two birds with one stone, fueling their ride while tending to other necessary chores. Furthermore, such changes could help avert the looming climate crisis. It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5°

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric NZ

The Climate Change Commission has recently confirmed that incentives are necessary to continue to ensure the adoption of EVs. The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Call it like it is: TSLA’s rise is not due to performance, but hope for corruption

Baua Electric

Musk, despite previously correctly acknowledging that “Climate change is real. The company will likely benefit from this, though recent chaos caused by the mercurial actions of its bad CEO have put a damper on that. Will it work?