If you live in a major metropolitan area, you know how much it sucks to drive a car. Parking fees are astronomical, parking tickets are inevitable, and parking stress is debilitating. A handful of companies are profiting from the parking problem -- and helping to build cleaner cities in the...
In November of 2002 an environmental commitment made, by the city of Cambridge to reduce the city's greenhouse gas GHG emissions, called the City of Cambridge Climate Protection Plan was released. This document demonstrated the city's commitment to follow the emission standards set forth by the Kyoto Protocol, which calls...
Various fuels are being proposed for use in fuel-cell vehicles FCVs and hybrid electric vehicles HEVs. The Global Alternative Propulsion Center GAPC of General Motors Corporation GM commissioned the Center for Transportation Research CTR of Argonne National Laboratory ANL to conduct a study to evaluate energy and emission impacts of...
Oil and auto companies are assessing the impact of last Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring further action from the EPA on greenhouse gases. In a 5-4 decision, the top Court ruled that the federal environmental agency has the authority under thOil and auto companies are assessing the impact of...
ERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation announced today that it is joining the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program, an initiative that targets greenhouse gas emission reduction among leading corporations.
Environmental groups applaud effort to develop sustainable fuel alternatives SEATTLE, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels. With support and advice from...
AMONG STATE legislators, public opposition from back home to a pet bill is known as a "district embarrassment." Take Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, the co-sponsor of Senate Bill 375, which would steer state road money into "smart growth" projects where cities build new homes, shops and jobs...
SEVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Panther Expedited Services, Inc., the largest independent provider of premium logistics services in North America, announced that it has joined the SmartWay Transport R Partnership. The SmartWay Partnership is a voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the freight industry...
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. today announced that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership SmartWay, a collaboration between the EPA and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Lexmark...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ridgestone Resources, Inc. (OTCBB:RSRS) has completed a name change and symbol change. Effective Monday, August 25, 2008, the Company's stock ticker will change from RSRS to the new ticker symbol of GCHK. Shareholders are advised to take note of this change. About GreenChek ...
My work requires that I travel, so effects of gasoline price increases are obvious. Yet more of us need to acknowledge that, as a society, we need higher gas prices. We have been subsidizing the very oil companies that have been exploiting a non-renewable resource as though it...
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- To bring the benefits of nuclear power - reliable, clean energy with no greenhouse gas emissions - to remote locations, Hyperion Power Generation, Inc. is developing a small, transportable power module. John R. "Grizz" Deal, the company's CEO, has announced the completion of another development phase...
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Mach 1 Global Services, Inc., a multi-national air cargo company and transportation, logistics and supply chain services provider, was recognized today as a SmartWay[R] Transport Partner by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This innovative, voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the freight industry...
Company to be Recognized by Governor Rell at Ceremony on July 28 HARTFORD, Conn. -- According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans take more than one billion motor vehicle trips per day, which contribute to roughly 50 percent of urban air pollution and 30 percent of greenhouse...
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Forward Air, Inc. today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency EPA approved Forward Air, Inc. as a SmartWay Transport Partner, awarding the company the highest score possible. Forward Air joins a growing number of freight forwarders and logistics companies in the expedited shipping market that have committed...
The rising oil prices are hitting the airline industry especially hard. According to the International Air Transport Association, which tracks the price of jet fuel on a daily basis, gas has gone up by more than 100% over the past year. And it's good news for the environment--the high prices...
Making Progress Toward A Future International Climate Change Agreement TOYAKO, Japan -- THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Toyako, Japan) Today, 17 leaders of the Major Economies held an unprecedented summit in Toyako, Japan, to advance shared...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bc763b/european_biofuels) has announced the addition of the "European Biofuels Market" report to their offering. In the European Union EU, transport is responsible for an estimated 21% of all greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to global warming and this...
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands AFP — Ports authorities from around the world gathered in Rotterdam Wednesday to adopt a plan to cut CO2 emissions from the activities of some 100,000 large ships sailing global waters. Alongside scientists, lawmakers and businessmen, officials from more than 50 ports in...
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