WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to the Boston-based Clean Air Task Force an estimated 20,000 Americans a year to die sooner than they would have otherwise, due to emissions from old diesel engines, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Read More →PEORIA, IL — Caterpillar Inc. announced on January 18 that it has pledged to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 20 percent by 2010. The company has committed to the reduction target as part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders GHG program, which Caterpillar joined in 2003.
Read More →NUTLEY, N.J. – Roche Pharmaceutical says it will buy 20 hybrid vehicles as part of the company's commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 10-percent over the next five years.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI — The Mercury Meta One concept vehicle, to be displayed at the Detroit Auto Show, showcases the world's first partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV) diesel powertrain, according to Ford Motor Co. on December 27.
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The Kyoto Protocol, which seeks to reduce global greenhouse emissions, will become effective Feb. 16 in 132 countries that signed the treaty. Even though the U.S. is not a signatory to the treaty, U.S. companies with operations in Kyoto-participating countries will be required to curb their greenhouse gas pollution in those nations.
Read More →PASADENA, CA — West Start CALSTART announces Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle 2005: Making the Connection: Emissions, Efficiency and Energy Security, the 2005 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle conference.
Read More →Caterpillar announced on November 15 that it will provide a range of Euro IV compliant engines with ACERT Technology for the on-highway truck and bus markets.
Read More →Mirenco, Inc., announced on November 12 that Wells' Dairy, Inc., the company that makes Blue Bunny ice cream, frozen novelties, and fresh yogurt, has ordered six DriverMax units and plans to install the technology on its entire Le Mars Iowa truck fleet in the near future to achieve the Company's goal of reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
Read More →California air regulators have unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce automobile tailpipe emissions that are believed to contribute to global warming, according to The Associated Press on September 27.
Read More →California air regulators have unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce automobile tailpipe emissions that are believed to contribute to global warming, according to The Associated Press on September 27.
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