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AQMD
to host “A World We Can Change” high school student
conference
February 5, 2010
- More than 8,000 high school students are expected
to attend AQMD’s “A World We Can Change” High School Student
Clean Air Conference & Expo on May 27 at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. The conference will focus on clean-air
technologies and actions that students can take to help the
region achieve clean air. Click
here for details.
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AQMD
approves 2010 Lawn Mower Exchange Program
February 5, 2010
– Residents once again can get a deep discount on a
new, zero-emission, battery electric lawnmower by trading in
their old gasoline model in AQMD’s Lawn Mower Exchange
Program. This year, 9,380 zero-emission models will be
available for exchange at events throughout the Southland.
Sign-up to receive advanced notification by e-mail.
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AQMD
addresses “State of the Air” in new video
January 8, 2010
– AQMD looks back on significant accomplishments in 2009
and upcoming challenges in 2010 in a new video titled “State
of the Air,” which features interviews with all 13 AQMD
Board Members. The video highlights areas important to clean
air goals and encourages everyone to make individual choices
that will help reduce air pollution.
View
video
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Air Quality
Headlines |
National
News:
Residents can earn cash for cutting carbon
February 4, 2010
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Households are now entering the voluntary carbon market and
selling personal carbon credits generated at home through
My Emissions
Exchange. By just switching your light bulbs to
energy-saving CFLs or adjusting your thermostat by one
degree, you can generate carbon credits in a few months and
get paid to take a bite out of global warming.
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National
News:
Hawaii could beat California when it comes to going green
February 4, 2010
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Hawaii is aiming to change from the state most dependent on
imported oil into the cleanest and most sustainable by 2030,
and could beat out California as the nation’s green-energy
capital. Home solar water heaters and mass use of electric
vehicles are some ways Hawaii hopes to meet its target.
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National
News:
President Obama calls for greater use of biofuels, clean
coal
February 4, 2010
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President Obama has announced steps his administration will
take to increase America’s energy independence. They include
a new Renewable Fuels Standard, continued efforts by the
Biomass Crop Assistance Program and Biofuels Working Group,
and a new interagency task force to develop a federal
strategy to speed development and deployment of clean coal
technologies.
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National
News: Trees growing faster due to
climate change, study says
February 3, 2010 –
A 22-year-long study published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences found that forests in the
eastern United States are growing faster than in the past
and climate change appears to be a primary reason. More
than 90 percent of the trees analyzed grew two to four times
faster than predicted.
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State
News: ARB to set up statewide
greenhouse gas monitoring network
February 3, 2010 –
The California Air Resources Board will soon place analyzers
around the state to measure global-warming emissions to help
find specific sources of emissions as well as to verify the
state’s overall compliance with AB 32. By summer, analyzers
will be on towers in the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys,
and on Mt. Wilson outside Los Angeles. More
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National
News: New video shows how vehicle
fleets can reduce carbon pollution, costs
February 3, 2010 –
In an effort to help companies with vehicle fleets reduce
their environmental impact, the Environmental Defense Fund
has released a new video titled “The Power of Scale.” The
video demonstrates how greening the 3 million U.S. vehicle
fleets can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 6 million
metric tons per year and save $2 billion. More
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National
News: Improved
air quality linked to fewer ear infections in children,
study says
February 2, 2010
– Researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in
Boston reviewed national health survey data for 120,060
children between 1997 and 2006 for three disease conditions
and discovered that as air quality steadily improved, the
number of frequent ear infections significantly decreased.
Researchers compared the survey data to U.S. EPA’s
air-quality data for the same period.
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State
News:
State launches new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
experiment
February 2, 2010
– The state’s Department of General Services will conduct a
two-year experiment using 50 converted Toyota Prius vehicles
to help determine if the state can move from gas to
hybrid-electric vehicles. The experiment will analyze
potential efficiencies gained through the use of electric
vehicles and evaluate their potential to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.
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International
News:
Stalactite sheds light on weather patterns, global warming
February 2, 2010
– Research on a 56,000-year old stalactite in Fort Stanton
Cave in New Mexico, published in the journal Nature
Geoscience, shows that global warming will push wet
weather patterns toward the Earth’s poles. The stalactite
research seems to confirm that global warming is causing the
weather changes. More
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International
News:
First deadline of Copenhagen Accord days away
January 29, 2010
- The United States has officially submitted its greenhouse
gas emission reduction targets for 2020 to the U.N.
Framework Convention on Climate Change, as part of a Jan. 31
deadline in the Copenhagen Accord. The Accord is a political
agreement among 28 world leaders and blocs of nations to
reduce emissions and raise money to help poor countries do
the same. More
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State
News: California
not likely to regulate electric charging stations
January 29, 2010
– The California Public Utilities Commission is considering
electric car regulations before several new vehicles hit
showrooms later this year, but has indicated it will likely
not regulate companies that plan to build and sell
electricity through charging stations. The Commission plans
to issue a preliminary decision on the regulations in
April. More
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National
News:
Honda unveils new solar-hydrogen station prototype
January 29, 2010
– Ultimately designed to fit in a residential garage as a
home refueling unit for fuel cell electric vehicles, Honda
has introduced a single-unit solar hydrogen station
prototype that will be tested at its Los Angeles Research
and Development center. The system would enable users to
refill their vehicle overnight without having to store
hydrogen.
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Did you know... |
that
a well-maintained car produces less pollution? Keep your car
tuned up and your tires properly inflated. Also when fueling
your car don’t top off your tank – stop fueling when the
pump shuts off. Spilling just one ounce of gasoline produces
the same volatile organic compound emissions as a car
driving 56 miles! Also, try to fill the gas tank after dark.
That way the sun won’t turn the gasoline vapors into ozone,
a contributor to global warming and lung health problems. |
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