Fine Particle Pollution Causes 9,000 Premature Deaths Annually in CA
According to a new report issued by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), approximately 9,000 people in California are estimated to die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to fine particle pollution from a variety of sources including diesel engine exhaust....

Bill Granting Carpool Stickers to Plug-in Hybrids Signed into CA Law
40,000 plug-in hybrids will be eligible for carpool lane access in California starting in 2012. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a new bill (SB 535) into law, granting carpool lane access to plug-ins....

Shell Signs on for $12B Alternative Fuel Project
Energy giant Shell International has signed binding agreements with Brazilian company Cosan to begin forming a new $12 billion joint venture project that will develop ethanol and next-generation biofuels, plus explore opportunities to produce and....

Peru Expects to Surpass 100,000 Natural Gas Vehicles by End of 2010
Peruvian compressed natural gas (CNG) station operator, Peruana de Gas Natural (PGN) has announced that, by the end of 2010, they expect to see 105,000 natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on the road in Peru, representing a substantial 30% growth in NGVs over the past year. To serve....

Nissan and Hawaii Partner on Electric Vehicles
Nissan North America and the state of Hawaii have formed a partnership to promote the development of electric vehicles (EVs), and an electric-vehicle charging network, throughout....


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Featured Studies
   
  Report prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Emission Testing of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Natural Gas and Diesel Transit Buses
     
 

New Research Study From Energy Futures, Inc.
Container Ports and Air Pollution

Examines how U.S. and international container ports are switching to clean alternative fuel vehicles for the movement of goods. Natural gas has become the leading alternative fuel for goods movement at U.S. container ports, while hybrid electric vehicles are gaining popularity in Asia.
 

Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States
This study of 51 U.S. metropolitan areas concludes that: A reduction in exposure to ambient fine-particulate air pollution contributed to significant and measurable improvements in life expectancy in the United States.
New England Journal of Medicine

LACMTA Success with 2,000+ NGV Bus Fleet
Metro estimates that it has cut approximately 64,000 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions and 50 tons of particulate matter from L.A. skies since it began using compressed natural gas buses.
LACMTA

Sick of Soot
Executive Summary of the Union of Concerned Scientist’s Sick of Soot report on diesel pollution and its health implications.
Union of Concerned Scientists

WMATA Transit Bus Case Study. Comparison of natural gas and diesel transit buses operating in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
WMATA

Business Week Special Section "Green Trucks"
Business Week

Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector
A new book in which the world’s experts on climate change examine the potential for greenhouse gas reduction through the deployment of advanced technology and alternative fuels.
Dr. Daniel Sperling of ITS-UC Davis & James S. Cannon of Energy Futures

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