SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter
March 2008
San Francisco
Mayor Pushes for Green Transportation
Link to Bay City
News story:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5973851
San Francisco
Mayor Signs Law for Low-Emission Cabs
Link to story in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/07/BAG0PVFRGU.DTL
New Toll
Considered for
Rates would vary
based on the amount of traffic congestion.
Link to story in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/22/BAMRV6QI3.DTL&tsp=1
Link to MediaNews
story:
http://www.montereyherald.com/state/ci_8333327
Cleaner Trucks, at What Price?
Link to
commentary in The District Weekly:
http://thedistrictweekly.com/daily/writing-shotgun/2008/02/21/cleaner-trucks-at-what-price/
Long Beach
Port’s Truck Restriction Perplexes Los Angeles
Link to story in Land
Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Feb08/021808/022108-01.htm
Hydrogen-Fuel
Bus Makes 5-Week Test Run in Marin
Link to story in
the Marin Independent Journal:
http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_8331232
VTA Finds
Hydrogen Buses Cost Much More to Run than Diesel Vehicles
Link to story in
the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_8365544
BNSF Chief
Thinks ‘Green’ at Ports of LA and
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-bnsf26feb26,1,3817487.story
Documents: EPA
Chief Warned Not to Deny
Link to story in The
San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_8369571?nclick_check=1
LA Backs Cargo
Fee as Part of Port Clean-Air Effort
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-trucks28feb28,1,5014438.story
Court Rejects
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ships28feb28,0,213846.story
Western Governors
Agree to Develop Alternative Transport Fuels
Link to
Environment News Service story:
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2008/2008-02-27-093.asp
Port Hoping
for Green Year
Officials'
eco-friendly plans may offset short-term losses.
Link to story in
the Press-Telegram:
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_8430425
$550 Million
to Fund New Clean-Air Freight Plan
Money will go
toward replacing dirty diesel trucks, other high-polluting equipment.
Link to story in
the Press-Telegram:
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_8444294
Trucker Groups
Says Long Beach Port’s Clean Trucks Plan Illegal
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080306-0847-ca-brf-socal-truckerscomplaint.html
Link to story on Cleantech:
http://media.cleantech.com/2574/california-hands-out-cash-for-public-transit-projects
Money from
Shipping Container Fees Would Pay for Greener Trucks at
Link to story and
audio report on KCBS Radio:
http://www.kcbs.com/Money-from-Shipping-Container-Fees-Would-Pay-for-G/1844688
Hydrogen Fuel
Cell Vehicle Development Still in the Slow Lane
Link to story in The
Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/775415.html
Emission:
Impossible
Link to story in
the Burbank Leader:
http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2008/03/12/news/blr-cars12.txt
Zap Jolts Its
Plans for Electric Cars
Link to CNET News
story:
http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9894444-54.html
Tesla Motors
Gets Rolling with Roadster Production
Link to story in
the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_8609980
LA and
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times;
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ports19mar19,1,4282834.story
Plug-In Cars
Could Actually Increase Air Pollution
Link to story in USA
Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2008-02-25-plug-in-hybrids-pollution_N.htm
Ethanol
Stations Remain Few and Far Between
Link to story in USA
Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2008-02-26-ethanol_N.htm?csp=N008
GM Announces
New Hybrid System
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080304/gm_hybrids.html?.v=3
Green
Technology: Makers Hedge Bets on Alternative Vehicles
Link to story in
the Financial Times:
http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto030420080349361778
Carmakers Rush
to Unveil Lithium-Ion Vehicles
Link to story in
the Financial Times:
http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto030420081318451863
Link to story in
Green Tech Media:
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/will-us-policy-drive-green-car-tech-away-654.html
GE Plugs into
Electric Car Investments
Link to AP story:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8V79O0O0.htm
The Southern
California Clean Air Newsletter is published monthly as a service of
the Southern
California Economic Partnership.
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