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Alberta CCEMC providing $46M for carbon capture and storage and cleaner energy projects in oil sands region

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. The projects have a combined value of more than $327 million (US$321 million).

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

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Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Earlier post.). The Fuel Cell Black Cab on Westminster Bridge as it passes the Houses of Parliament. Click to enlarge.

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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.

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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. The Washington bill, drafted according to the legal path identified in the law review article, required all new cars to be electric by 2030. Its vision is a gasoline-free US by 2040 or sooner.

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Blind Man Drives Prius, With A Little Help From Google (Video)

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Steve Mahan got into a Toyota Prius hybrid, drove to the dry cleaner's, picked up some clothes he'd left to be cleaned, and drove home. Steve Mahan is legally blind. The trip was about a mile and a half. He's lost 95 percent of his vision. He did it, though, with a little help from Google.

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California ARB fines Ford $2.96 million for sales of non-compliant On-Board Diagnostic systems in California

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Staff also found there were several instances of failure by Ford to disclose all legally required vehicle calibration information essential to determining the effectiveness and compliance of the OBD system. In addition to the $740,000 for the CPCFA, $2.22

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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All of humankind needs energy that is reliable, cleaner and more affordable. While Stanford and collaborating academic institutions hold legal title to all technology, patents and information derived from GCEP-funded research, corporate sponsors receive a royalty-free license to the patents.

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