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 Stories About: ozone AND placemaking AND pollution and waste
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Low-carbon Riders
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31 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Low-carbon Riders In a move that could have radical implications for the automobile industry, the California Assembly passed a bill yesterday that would make it the first state to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles as a step toward curbing global warming. Because about 10 percent of the nation's new cars are sold in California, legislation affecting emis ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, California, climate, ozone, placemaking, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Fly the Friendly Skies?
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Todd Hettenbach |
29 Aug 2001 |
Counter Culture |
| 350 million -- number of pounds of smog-producing chemicals (nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds) released by planes landing and taking off from U.S. airports in 1993 200 million to 600 million -- number of gallons of wastewater created each year from airplane deicing 219 -- number of volatile organic chemicals found in the air around Chicago's O'Hare Airport 5.6 -- number of miles a passenger could travel in an intercity bus usin ... |
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| Topics: ozone, placemaking, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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