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 Cerritos
Town Hall Meeting
August 13,
2009
- AQMD and the City of
Cerritos will host a town hall meeting on August 18 to
discuss air quality issues including a recent U.S. EPA
report on air toxic risk in Cerritos.
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 AQMD gets $45.4 million federal grant to develop
plug-in hybrid trucks
August 5, 2009 – President Obama announced $2.4
billion in grants to accelerate the development of
U.S.-manufactured next-generation batteries and electric
vehicles. AQMD’s grant will help develop a fully integrated,
production plug-in hybrid system for delivery trucks and
shuttle buses. The goal is to produce a fleet of 378
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 AQMD
needs your help in reporting suspected air quality
violations
July 31, 2009 – Helping to clean the air we breathe is
as easy as picking up the phone and dialing 1-800-CUT-SMOG.
Reporting smoking vehicles, excessive odors, smoke, dust and
other nuisances helps AQMD protect air quality and public
health. With more than 28,000 regulated businesses to
inspect, AQMD relies on citizens to assist us by reporting
problems impacting your community. For more
information please view our video on
YouTube
and check out our Web site at
www.CleanAirCongress.com. To order a free copy of the
video, send an e-mail to:
cleanaircongress@aqmd.gov or call 1-800-CUT-SMOG.
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 Smog
foe honored for life’s work
August 13, 2009 –
The state Air Resources Board presented its lifetime
achievement Haagen-Smit award to 85-year-old Hank Wedaa of
Yorba Linda. Wedaa, a former AQMD Board chairman, was
honored for his contributions to improving the region’s
air-quality regulations.
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 State
News: Wipeout; California wave power project scuttled
August 13, 2009 – P.G.& E. recently
dropped one of its two 40-megawatt wave-farm projects
planned for the Northern California coast. The Mendocino
project is just the latest setback for wave power projects
that have washed-away in recent months. P.G.& E. will
continue to move forward on a similar project in Humboldt
and hopes to file an application in 2010.
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News: U.S. EPA joins EcoCAR!
August 13, 2009 –
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined the
EcoCar consortium of government, industry and academic
leaders dedicated to advancing clean, efficient automotive
technology. EcoCar’s Next Challenge is a three-year
competition to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to
minimize fuel consumption and emissions.
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News: California ranked No. 1 on cutting thirst
for oil
August 13, 2009
– The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
gave California the top spot for reducing its appetite for
oil and adopting policies to make cars more efficient and
expand the use of renewable fuels. California’s low-carbon
fuel standards also helped propel the state to the top of
the NRDC clean-energy report.
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News: Plug-in hybrids raising powerful questions
August 12, 2009 – How much more
electricity will be needed when plug-in cars are standard,
and where will that power come from? Those questions are
being addressed in a study by the Electric Power Research
Institute. Of particular interest is the potential impact on
grids due to increased electric demand by these vehicles.
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News: 'Safe' ozone levels unhealthy for some, small
study finds
August 12, 2009
– Researchers found that on average, exercisers'
lung function deteriorated after several hours of exposure
to ozone levels of 70 parts per billion, below the federal
health standard of 75 ppb. The findings suggest that when
healthy young adults exercise outside with ozone levels of
70 ppb for several hours -- taking a long hike, for instance
-- about half will suffer respiratory symptoms like coughing
or pain during deep breathing.
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News: Generating domestic supply of carbon offsets
August 11, 2009
– Projects in the emerging carbon market are
cropping up across the United States in anticipation of "cap
and trade" provisions in the climate bill. Two popular means
of generating offsets are converting cultivated fields to
their natural state and reforesting patches of
land, to act as a "carbon sink" to absorb emissions spewed
elsewhere.
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News: Little feet multiply parents' carbon footprint 5.7
times
August 11, 2009
– An Oregon State study concluded that a child will
add about 9,441 metric tons of CO2 to the carbon legacy of
an average parent. The amount contributed by one child also
is 20 times more than one parent's carbon savings from
activities like driving a fuel-efficient car, recycling and
using efficient light bulbs and appliances.
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News: China breaks ground on 10-gigawatt wind farm
August 11, 2009
– China’s National Energy Administration, has taken
a major stride to increase the nations use of wind power.
China plans to generate 3 percent of its total electricity
from non-hydro renewable energy by increasing wind power
capacity to 100 GW by 2020. The government has plans for six
10GW-level wind power facilities in Inner Mongolia, Gansu,
Xinjiang, Hebei and Jiangsu provinces.
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News: CARB issues warning on dangers of wildfire smoke
August 7, 2009 - With fire season upon us,
the California Air Resources Board has issued a warning to
all Californians to take precautions to reduce exposure to
wildfire smoke. Stay informed about local air pollution
levels and learn
tips to protect you and your family from the dangers of
wildfire smoke.
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News: Research shows how organic carbon compounds
released from trees affects air quality
August 7, 2009 - New research methods
helped scientists at California Institute of Technology (CalTech)
discover the atmospheric impact of epoxides, a chemical
formed from isoprene emitted by many deciduous plants and
trees. The research published in the journal Science found
that epoxides stick to particles in the atmosphere, growing
them and lowering visibility in the atmosphere. Researchers
recommend isoprene emission levels be a criteria when
planting trees in polluted urban areas.
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