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California JETSI to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks

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This is the first battery-electric truck project jointly financed by CARB and the CEC, and the largest investment of its kind. The Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, and Southern California Edison will also be contributing to the project.

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California ARB Report Finds Fine Particle Air Pollution Responsible for 9,000 Premature Deaths in State Each Year; Based on US EPA Peer-Reviewed Study

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Approximately 9,000 people in California are estimated to die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to fine particle pollution, according to a new report issued by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Fine particle pollution, smaller than 2.5 ARB Chairman Mary Nichols.

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San Pedro Bay Ports release draft of 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update; $7-$14 billion price tag

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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. Given the magnitude of the investment, the draft plan calls for the ports to intensify their funding advocacy and increase collaboration with their partners to finance the new strategies.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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billion at the apex, the category’s top seven companies together have hauled in more than $5 billion in funding—a figure that doesn’t include private firms, whose finances haven’t been disclosed. The FAA reviews and then either approves or rejects the proposal. With Joby and its $1.85 A 2020 study published by the U.S.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 To get the most mileage, one could not have the radio, the A/C, or the headlights on.

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