SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter

March 2007

UP on Track as Ports Try to Go “Green”

Union Pacific rolls out low-emission locomotives at conference

Link to story in the Press-Telegram:

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5327659

Greenhouse Gas Brainstorming
Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/132637.html

E320 Bluetec is Best Car Californians Can't Buy

State's stricter standard leaves fuel-efficient Mercedes out.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/03/MTGFUODTPQ1.DTL

Cars that Make Hybrids Look Like Gas Guzzlers

Plug-in versions can go 100 miles on a gallon of gasoline.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/04/ING44OD4AS1.DTL

Unlocking Clean, Cheap Energy

California scientists look to ethanol, solar arrays and 1800s engine for answers.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/06/MNG71OG4O01.DTL

Automakers Attempt to Toss Out State Global Warming Lawsuit

Link to AP story:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/state/16850568.htm

San Francisco Mayor Tells Muni to Investigate Eliminating Fares
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/07/BAG8ROGRI21.DTL

Airing a Pollution Solution for the Ports

Link to commentary in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-calco23feb23,1,3164009.column?coll=la-utilities-business

Ports' Leaders Air Their Concerns

Harbor commissioners tell the cargo industry that green partners will have the inside track from now on.

Link to story in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6098851.html

Can You be Traveling Green by Buying Offsets?

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-03-02-offsets-usat_x.htm

Bush Views Plug-In Electric Vehicles at White House

Link to story in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/UPDATE/702230455

Link to further details from the White House:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070223-5.html

10.5 Million Alternative-Fuel Cars are on American Roads

Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070313/BUSINESS01/70313008/1014/BUSINESS01

A Cleaner Locomotive Rides the Rails

Richmond runs low-emission train.

Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/transportation/16908033.htm

Biofuels Entice Investors

Link to story from the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2007/0315/biz/stories/ethanol0.htm

Veggie Oil-Driven Cars on the Rise

A growing number of enthusiasts seek to dodge gasoline costs – and reduce pollution – by converting diesel cars to run on vegetable oil.

Link to story in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sciencetech/homepage/article_1623649.php

The Car of Tomorrow is Here Today

Link to commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/21/EDGRJN7BOP1.DTL

Panel Looks at Control of Emissions

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/22/BAGILOPM0E1.DTL

Fountain Valley Main Pushes “Pods” as New Transit System

Link to story in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/fountainvalley/article_1625104.php

The Southern California Clean Air Newsletter is published monthly as a service of the Southern California Economic Partnership.

For further information or comments please contact JoAnn Armenta at joann@the-partnership.org or the newsletter’s editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com.