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Bloomberg and Booker Agree: We Need Cleaner Trucks at Our Ports

Rich Kassel | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Sustainability, Newark, Diesel, Pollution, Trucks, Change to Win, Ironbound, Port Pollution, Cory Booker, Red Hook, New York City, James Hoffa, Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles, New York News
Rich Kassel

The mayors teamed up with Teamsters President James P. Hoffa to endorse federal legislation that would enable ports around the nation to adopt local green-growth programs to reduce air pollution.

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All Ships Near California's Coast Must Now Use Cleaner Fuel

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: California Pollution, California, Oil Spill, Ships, Water Pollution, Ocean Vessels, Ca, Diesel Fuel, Diesel, Pollution, California Coast, California Coasts, Shipping, Evolving Energy Tech, Green News

A Californian regulation mandating that all ocean-going vessels within 24 miles of the state's coast must use cleaner burning low-sulfur diesel fuel i...

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Get Diesel Smart, America

examiner.com | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Future Fuel, Diesel, The Future of Fuel, Green News

If we go back 100 years we would find a wide assortment of propulsion systems used on cars. We had electric cars, along with street outlets in cities ...

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Diesel Fuel Changes Coming To U.S. Soon

autoguide.com | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Future Fuel, Diesel, The Future of Fuel, Future of Fuels, Business News

The CEO of auto parts supplier Bosch today told a crowd at the National Summit for Clean Transportation that U.S. automakers must adopt diesel technol...

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Breast Cancer Risk and the Dirty Air We Breathe

Frances Beinecke | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: California Air Pollution, Breast Cancer, Diesel, Air Pollution, Smog, Breast Cancer Gene, Health, Pahs, Green News
Frances Beinecke

There are also over 200 chemicals in air pollution -- called PAHs -- that may also lead to cancer, including cancer of the breast.

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When Stars Align

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 04.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Foreign Oil, AT&T, Oil, Environmentalism, Diesel, Green Living, Green Energy, Biodiesel, Clean Diesel, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

AT&T announced Wednesday that it was taking a giant step forward by replacing about 8,000 vehicles currently running on imported diesel with vehicles that run on domestic natural gas.

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Fashion's Divided

Alex Geana | Posted 03.24.2009 | Style

Read More: Christian Sirano, Michelle Obama, Elie Tahari, Akiko Ogawa, Diesel, Domico Vacca, Fall Fashion Week 2009, Mara Hoffman, Jill Stuart, Fashion Week, Anna Wintour, Adam Lippes, Lacoste, Donna Karan, Style News
Alex Geana

The industry is trying to redefine itself. Trying to understand, like the rest of us, what this new era means to them.

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Russian Recession: Designer Labels Close Shop In Moscow As Russians Curb Spending

Moscowtimes.ru | By Anna Malpas | Posted 03.13.2009 | World

Read More: Designer Brands, Shopping, Economy, Arts Group, Alexander McQueen, Global Financial Crisis, Imports, Manolo Blahnik, Stella McCartney, Moscow, Russia, H, Diesel, Designer Labels, Kookai, Tsum, World News

Russian shoppers seemed to have an insatiable appetite for designer brands and luxury goods, despite paying a huge markup on imports. But the honeymoo...

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2030 Predictions: Flat Demand For Oil, Surge In Number Of Hybrid Vehicles

Dot Earth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Chevy Volt, Light Vehicles, Hybrid, Electric Cars, Energy Consumption, Renewable Energy, Annual Energy Outlook, Environment, Cars, Diesel, Transportation, Green News

The Annual Energy Outlook projecting United States energy trends through 2030 foresees flat demand for oil, a shrinking need for imports and enormous ...

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Plugging in for a Better Tomorrow: The School Bus 'Solution'

A. Siegel | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Oil Imports, Children, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Childhood Health, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Diesel, School Bus, Pollution, School, Transportation, Plug-in Hybrid, Health, Oil, Buses, Technology, Public Education, Green News
A. Siegel

Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles. They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. And, well, now they're coming to a school system (maybe) near you.

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Health Effects of Pollution Cost California Economy $28 Billion Each Year

LA Times | Louis Sahagun | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: California Air Quality, Economy, Public Health, Coalition for Clean Air, Los Angeles County, Diesel, Pollution, California, Health, California Air Resources Board, Green News, Environment, California Economy, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Air Pollution, Federal Air Quality Standards, Green News

The California economy loses about $28 billion annually due to premature deaths and illnesses linked to ozone and particulates spewed from hundreds of...

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Americans are driving much less; But one area of the country can't get any gas or diesel at all

Steve Parker | Posted 10.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Gas Shortage, Senator Harry Reid, Jingoism, Congress, Interstate Highways, Hurricane Ike, Cars, Atlanta, Diesel, Reuters, Gulf of Mexico Oil, Southeast Gas Prices, Transporation Department, Congressional Bailout, Cnn, Kirk Kerkorian, Southeast Gas, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast, Living News
Steve Parker

Gas shortages through a major swath of the country? Stations running dry? Welcome Back, 1974! When does the rationing start ... again? Americans are ...

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5 Technologies That Improve Internal Combustion Engines

TreeHugger.com | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living Advice, Turbochargers, Fuel-Efficient Engine, Fuel-Saving Technology, Green Diesel, Fuel-Efficient Cars, Fuel Efficiency, Direct Injection, Green, Cars, Green Living, Diesel, Variable Valve Timing, Green Living Tips, Clean Diesel, Green Cars, Green Car, Cylinder Deactivation, Green News, Green News

5 Fuel-Saving Technologies In the long run, the internal combustion engine (ICE) is on the way out and electric motors are on the way in, but ICEs hav...

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New Presidential Limousine

Steve Parker | Posted 08.13.2008 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Lincoln, Secret Service Protection, Cars, Diesel, White House, Cadillac, Automobiles, Presidential Limo, Presidential Limousine, Style News
Steve Parker

Whoever wins the upcoming election will apparently ride to the White House in a brand-new whip, with rear-wheel (or even all-wheel) drive and a marine-cooled diesel engine.

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Soaring Gas Prices Threaten Family Budgets

New York Times | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil Prices, U.S. Economy, Diesel, Gas Prices, Household Budgets, Gasoline Prices, High Oil Prices, $4 Gas, Business News

Gasoline prices, which for months lagged behind the big run-up in the price of oil, are suddenly rising quickly, with some experts saying they could a...

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