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TODAY: U.S. EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood to hold media call on medium and heavy duty truck announcement (HQ)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will hold a joint media conference call today, Monday, October 25 at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss their proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency. WHO: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood WHAT: Media ...
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Alcoa Announces “Green” Expansion at B&C Research
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today it will install an advanced recycling and casting process that will reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as part of a $21 million expansion of B&C Research, part of the company’s Wheel and Transportation Products business. The Alcoa investment will create 30 full-time jobs and help protect more than 350 existing positions. The new ...
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Street Smarts: Stiffer Pavements Can Reduce Fuel Use, says PCA
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found that a pavement property called deflection could save more that $15 billion in annual fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A study released today focuses on the interplay between a vehicle and the road, and how that interplay can affect fuel consumption. Known as pavement-vehicle interaction, it is seen in ...
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EPA’s SmartWay Honors Green Freight Industry Leaders
The EPA today announced the 2014 winners of the coveted SmartWay Excellence Awards. The awards honor freight industry companies who model environmental leadership and innovation as they move goods across America. Winners are in the top 5 percent of SmartWay performers in improving fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reducing air pollution. “For over ten years SmartWay ...
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Leonardo Academy Partners with UPS and Coca-Cola to Improve Air Quality
SOURCE: Leonardo Academy DESCRIPTION:MADISON, Wis., October 30, 2012 /3BL Media/ - Through a grant provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Leonardo Academy continues to help reduce emissions from older, less efficient vehicles throughout the country. Partnering with Coca-Cola Refreshments and United Parcel Service (UPS), who contributed over $3.2 million to this project, this award ...
By 3BL Media
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EPA’s SmartWay Honors Green Leaders in the Freight Industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the 2015 winners of the coveted SmartWay Excellence Awards for retailers, manufacturers and logistics companies. The awards honors the top performing SmartWay partner companies that demonstrate how businesses can shrink their carbon footprints and contribute to healthier air all while saving on fuel costs as they move goods across ...
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We can’t wait: Obama Administration proposes historic fuel economy standards to reduce dependence on oil
Building on President Obama’s historic national program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution standards for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light trucks. Cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks are currently responsible for ...
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State-of-the-Art Alcoa Facility to Cut in Half Energy Used to Recycle Aluminum for Forged Wheels
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) announced today that its $21 million Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products casthouse expansion at its Barberton, Ohio plant is expected to cut in half the total amount of energy used to recycle aluminum for forged wheels, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the overall efficiency and sustainability of the company’s manufacturing process. The recycling facility, the ...
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Emissions from Airplanes Beg For New Standards
The next time you consider flying to a “green” event, think about the impact of air travel. According to Flying Clean, long haul flights produce on average twice as much emissions per mile traveled per passenger than cars and short haul flights produce three times as much. At the time when the Kyoto protocol (1997) entered into force in 2005 obliging participating countries to ...
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Strategic alliance and partnership
Evans Cooling, Inc, (Evans Cooling) a Connecticut, USA based Cooling Systems Technology enterprise, and ADMAGS Environmental, a Lagos, Nigeria-based Emissions Testing and Abatement Services provider, have entered into a Strategic Alliance and Partnership. Evans Cooling, pioneer of innovative combustion cooling systems research and design for twenty five years, has worked with the biggest names ...
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U.S. Heavy Trucks Must Burn Less Fuel, Cut CO2 Emissions
The Obama Administration is proposing standards for heavy and medium-duty trucks and buses that are expected to improve fuel efficiency by one-third and cut carbon emissions to fight climate change, while fortifying U.S. energy security and inspiring innovative technologies. The standards proposed Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation’s ...
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Union Pacific Railroad Achieves Best-Ever Carbon Disclosure Project Performance
SOURCE: Union Pacific DESCRIPTION: OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 26, 2012 /3BL Media / PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Union Pacific Railroad achieved its best-ever performance in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2012. The railroad's carbon disclosure score is 87, a 53-percent improvement over last year and higher than 87 percent of all companies to which Union Pacific is ...
By 3BL Media
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Boeing Long Beach site earns environmental certification
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Global Mobility Systems and C-17 Globemaster III final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., has earned an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification, becoming the latest Boeing site to validate its environmental management system. Boeing is working to have all of its major manufacturing facilities certified to the ISO ...
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Wheels, Inc. announces second annual EcoWheels(TM) green driver challenge
Wheels, Inc., a leader in the multi-billion-dollar fleet-leasing industry, with support of more than 35 clients, today announced the second annual EcoWheels Green Driver Challenge. Through this program, corporate fleet drivers and employees will learn about and pledge to adopt sustainable practices that minimize the environmental impact of their driving. The Challenge launches today, Earth Day, ...
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White House announces first ever oil savings standards for heavy duty trucks, buses/saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil
Today, President Obama will meet with industry officials to discuss the first-of-their-kind fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles and to thank them for their leadership in finalizing a successful national program for these vehicles. This meeting marks the administration’s announcement of the standards, which will save ...
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NLB's UltraGreen™ water jet units reduce emissions and operating costs
New UltraGreen™ high-pressure water jet pump units, the latest convertible units from NLB Corp., feature environmentally-friendly Tier 4F engines that comply with the latest EPA emissions regulations and can reduce operating costs. In addition to reducing exhaust emissions, the advanced engine technology in UltraGreen units significantly improves fuel efficiency and increases ...
By NLB Corp.
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