SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter
April 2007
Supreme Court Ruling Backs
Up State Law Requiring Eco-Friendly Cars
Link to story in story in the
San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5582561
Global Warming Response - Markets or Taxes?
Link to series in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
-
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/23/EDGT0OQ1FJ1.DTL
- Time for a Carbon Tax?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/23/EDGRJN7C2C1.DTL
- Truth and Conveniences in
Energy Tax
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/23/EDGRJN7C2J1.DTL
Bush, Automakers Pump
Flex-Fuel
Link to story from the Detroit
Free Press:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-03-26-bush-flexfuel_N.htm
Carpool Sticker Adds Value
to Used Prisuses in
Link to story in
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-03-25-hybrid-carpool-stickers_N.htm
Link to commentary in the
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2007/03/california_tran.html
Port “Burdens” Truckers
Labor, environmental groups
say plan for cleaner vehicles should be linked to hiring of drivers.
Link to story in the Daily
Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6786662.html
Legislature Flooded with
Bills about Climate Crisis
Poll-driven politicians see
need to tackle global warming.
Link to story in the San
Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/02/MNGQ4OVRVO1.DTL
For Cleaner US Ports, Cut
Truck Fumes First?
An LA ports coalition hopes
its plan to allow only trucking firms that embrace new emissions standards will
expand nationwide.
Link to story in The
Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0402/p03s02-ussc.html
Union Pacific Proposes
Upgrade at
Diesel trucks would be
replaced by electric equipment.
Link to story in the Press-Telegram:
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_5572070
Employers Offer Green-Car
Incentives
Link to story in the Los
Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-green31mar31,0,4024121.story?coll=la-home-headlines
It’s a Plug-In Hybrid –
and It’s a School Bus
Link to story in The
Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0402/p01s03-ussc.html
Hydrogen
Fueling Stations to be Installed in Several States
Link to story in H2
Daily
Natural Gas:
It's the Alternative Alternative
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage7apr07,1,2228180.story?coll=la-headlines-business
City-Sanctioned
Traffic Jam Adding to Global Warming
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
Muni Ready to
Send Hybrids into Service
Link to story in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/09/BAGNLP537F1.DTL
Getting Rid of Diesel
Link to editorial in the Contra
Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_5633376
Gas Guzzlers
May Get Even More Pricey
Link to story in
the San Mateo County Times:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_5633038
Governor Likes
LNG Despite Panel Vote
Link to story in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/11/BAGKMP6G2V1.DTL
Clean, Green
Muscular Rides Needn't be Girly, Governor Says
Link to story in The
Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_5640619
Schwarzenegger
to
Link to story in The
Detroit News:
Schwarzenegger’s
Guiltless Green
He touts keeping
muscle cars, but filling up on biofuel.
Link to story in
the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/12/MNG6FP74D61.DTL
Driving the Future
Biogas rises but hydrogen sinks as big automakers muscle into alternative car
technologies in
Link to story in Los
Angeles CityBeat:
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5330&IssueNum=201
Engineers Work
on Efficient Large Cars
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070416/toyota_future_cars.html?.v=1
2 LA-Area Ports Aim to
Slash Diesel Exhaust
The plan seeks to cut such
pollution from short-haul trucks by 80% and boost security.
Link to story in the Los
Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-diesel14apr14,1,1204941.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Sales of Hybrids Pick up
Speed
With gasoline prices rising,
the fuel-efficient vehicles are looking more attractive to buyers.
Link to story in the Los
Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hybrid14apr14,1,5043942.story?coll=la-headlines-business
Warning is
Sounded on Ethanol Use
The fuel would
create more ground-level ozone than gasoline if used heavily, a study finds.
Critics disagree on the overall risk.
Link to story in
the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethanol18apr18,0,7852828.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Split on Container Fees -
Pro-pollution?
Far from it, but
collaboration among officials would help speed port cleanup.
Link to editorial in the Press
Telegram:
http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_5698726
US Department of Energy to
Provide up to $14 Million to Develop Advanced Batteries for Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicles
Link to news release from the
US Department of Energy:
http://www.energy.gov/news/4926.htm
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