SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter

 August 2007

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Second Try to Track State’s Alternative-Fuel Use

Link to MediaNews story:

http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_6663148

Plug-in Hybrids Seen as Vehicles for Change

A study projects lower emissions and sufficient power grid capacity.

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hybrid20jul20,1,6878952.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Cleaner Future? Plug In

Electric hybrid cars hold promise of slashing greenhouse gases.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/20/MNGT7R3OH81.DTL

Toyota Works with USC on Plug-in Hybrids

Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6459228

California Air Regulators Adopt Sweeping Diesel-Emission Rules

Link to AP story:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070726-1910-ca-dieselrules.html

EPA is Getting Heat over California’s Tailpipe Law

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-na-warming27jul27,1,5957226.story

A Heavy Load

The ports say they have a plan for cleaner, safer trucks. But do they have a plan for the truckers?

Link to story in LA Weekly:

http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/a-heavy-load/16876/

Putting a Clean Face on Diesel Fuel

Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadlines/ci_6477043

Californians Consuming Less Gas

Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6514188?nclick_check=1  (may require free registration)

Reforming Fuel Economy Standards Could Help Reduce Oil Consumption by Cars and Light Trucks, and Other Options Could Complement These Standards

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07921.pdf

Critics Skeptical of Buzz Over GM’s Latest Electric Car

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_volt_0819aug19,0,2768663.story

San Mateo County May 'Plug-In' to High Gas Mileage

Link to story in The San Mateo County Times:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_6571479

Buses Getting Green Retrofit

Burbank airport authority approved funding for new technology that will greatly reduce emissions from its 14-bus fleet.

Link to story in the Burbank Leader:

http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2007/08/08/news/blr-buses08.txt

Promoting Low-Carbon Fuels for California's Energy Future

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/13/ED9ARC5ME.DTL

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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.

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