Mobile Emissions Today articles from March 2006

Mobile Emissions Today archives from March 2006

GreenShift to Join TerraPass 'Cool Commuter Club'.
March 1, 2006... GreenShift Corporation recently announced plans to join carbon offset marketer TerraPass, Inc.'s "Cool Commuter Club," which provides consumers and businesses a way to counteract the effects of their car's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by...

Huntsman to Sell MTBE Unit to Texas Petrochemicals.
March 1, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that Salt Lake City, UT-based commodity chemical manufacturer and marketer Huntsman Corporation has signed a letter of intent to sell the assets of its methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and...

ADCapital Readies License Agreement for AEPR Technology.(auto emission post regulator)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2006... ADCapital Industries recently announced it is readying a license agreement to establish a market for its smog-reduction technology throughout Egypt and the Middle East. According to ADCapital, the company is negotiating a license agreement...

Catalytica Reports Fourth-quarter Financial Results.(Catalytica Energy Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 2, 2006... Gilbert, AZ-based emission solutions provider Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $1.6 million, or nine cents per share,...

NREL Finds Hybrid Buses Offer Improved Fuel Economy.
March 2, 2006... DaimlerChrysler recently announced that a study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) comparing different transportation technologies employed in regular revenue service in New York City concludes that Orion VII buses...

NPS Attributes Improved Air Quality to Fewer Snowmobiles.
March 2, 2006... The National Park Service (NPS) recently announced that winter monitoring data from two locations in Yellowstone National Park reveal that air quality has improved under the current Winter Use Plan for snowmobiles, with concentrations of both...

ORYXE Announces Appointment of New Board Member.(ORYXE Energy International)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2006... ORYXE Energy International recently announced the appointment of Paladin Capital Group managing director Alf Andreassen to the company's board of directors. According to ORYXE, Andreassen is focused on the development and implementation of...

Polluting Diesel Vehicles Worsen Air Quality in Bangladesh.
March 3, 2006... Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star reported earlier this week that its sources from the Department of Environment (DoE) have revealed that despite the country's earlier ban on two-stroke engines, an influx of older, polluting, diesel-powered...

Shanghai Police Target Fake Vehicle Emission Decals.
March 3, 2006... Shanghai Daily reported last week that city police have increased efforts to confiscate counterfeit vehicle emission decals that allow drivers to travel on Shanghai's elevated roads and its Inner Ring road. According to the newspaper,...

Weekly Update.
March 3, 2006... OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE'S (OPIS) 2ND ANNUAL ULSD & BIODIESEL SUPPLY SUMMIT, March 9-10, 2006, The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, Washington, DC GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March...

EPA Proposes New Mobile Source Air Toxic Regulations.
March 6, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed new mobile source air toxic (MSAT) regulations and fuel and vehicle standards to help reduce toxic emissions from passenger vehicles to 80 percent below 1999 levels by 2030. According...

CA Superior Court Backs Identification of Diesel as TAC.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2006... The Superior Court of California, Fresno County recently affirmed the legality of the 1998 identification of diesel particulate as a toxic air contaminant (TAC). According to the California Air Resources Board (ARB), the state's Scientific...

NY County Adopts Measures to Help Improve Air Quality.
March 7, 2006... MidHudsonNews.com, a news website serving New York's Hudson Valley area, recently reported that officials in Westchester County, NY, have approved two measures intended to improve the county's air quality. According to the website, the...

U.K. Report Considers Link Between Pollution, Heart Disease.
March 7, 2006... The U.K. Department of Health (DH) recently announced the publication of a new report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution (COMEAP) that examines the link between cardiovascular disease and air pollution. According to...

CNPSR Honors Firms for Helping Improve Yellowstone Air Quality.
March 7, 2006... The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR), which comprises nearly 500 former NPS employees, recently presented awards to two businesses for helping lead a "profoundly healthy transition" at Yellowstone National Park. Citing...

Scuderi Reports on Funding Obtained for Air-Hybrid Engine.(Scuderi Group.)(Brief Article)
March 8, 2006... West Springfield, MA-based The Scuderi Group, a company currently developing a new "air-hybrid" internal combustion engine (ICE), recently announced it has received more than $8 million in funding from numerous private investors since kicking...

IFT Announces $1-million Purchase Order From Asian Partner.
March 8, 2006... International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) recently announced that its exclusive distribution partner in Asia -- First Asia Fuels Corporation -- has placed an order for $1 million of the company's DiesolIFT fuel additive for distribution in...

CB&I to Install Diesel Hydrotreater for U.S. Refiner.
March 8, 2006... CB&I recently announced it has been awarded a turnkey contract by a major U.S. refiner to supply a diesel hydrotreater for use in the production of ultra low sulfur diesel. "We are pleased to continue our association with this valued...

NCSU Partners with Volvo to Demo Idle Reduction Technology.
March 9, 2006... The North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University (NCSU) recently announced it will partner with Volvo Trucks North America to design and demonstrate a prep platform for mobile idle reduction technologies (MIRTs) to help reduce...

Geely Repudiates Claims of Missing U.S. Emissions Mark.(Geely Group)(Brief Article)
March 9, 2006... AFX News reported last week that officials at Chinese automaker Geely Automotive Holding, Ltd. have denied rumors that the company's vehicles have failed U.S. emissions tests and cannot be offered for sale in the U.S. as planned. According...

Adcapital Looks to License Emissions Technology in Croatia.
March 9, 2006... Adcapital Industries recently announced it is conducting negotiations with a private entity from Croatia for the sale of a license for the manufacture, promotion and distribution of Adcapital's Auto Emission Post Regulator (AEPR) technology....

ACC, ALA Criticize EPA's Proposed Clean Air Act Revisions.
March 10, 2006... The American Chemistry Council (ACC) testified earlier this week at separate hearings in San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act's National...

Study Links PM Exposure to Increased Hospital Admissions.
March 10, 2006... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, working in conjunction with scientists from Yale University, recently released a new study which indicates that short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) has...

X PRIZE Appoints New Director to Head Fuel Efficiency Project.
March 10, 2006... The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit organization with the goal of creating "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity," recently announced the appointment of Mark Goodstein as the executive director of a new prize designed...

Weekly Update.
March 10, 2006... OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE'S (OPIS) 2ND ANNUAL ULSD & BIODIESEL SUPPLY SUMMIT, March 9-10, 2006, The Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, Washington, DC GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March...

NESEA to Host 18th Annual Tour de Sol in New York.(Northeast Sustainable Energy Association)
March 13, 2006... The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) will host the 18th Annual Tour de Sol, an event designed to "celebrate progress made toward more environmentally friendly vehicles," from May 10 through 14 at Saratoga Spa State Park in...

EPA Awards Grant for Clean Buses to Maine School District.
March 13, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England regional office recently announced the award of a $69,000 grant for the installation of pollution-control equipment on approximately 50 school buses operating in 12 towns in southern and...

UOP, Albemarle Form Hydroprocessing Alliance for Clean Fuels.
March 14, 2006... UOP, LLC recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Albemarle Corporation for the formation of a hydroprocessing alliance to help the petroleum refining industry produce clean fuels. According to UOP, the alliance will look to...

New Survey Assesses British Commuter Carpooling Habits.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2006... British financial news provider Money News recently reported that Halifax Car Insurance has released the results of a new survey on the carpooling habits of U.K. commuters. According to Money News, the survey found that those between the...

EPA Announces New Funding for Clean School Buses in CT.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it is awarding grants totaling more than $530,000 to install advanced pollution control equipment on approximately 70 school buses operating in Fairfield, Lyme and Old Lyme, CT. ...

Honda Reported to Begin Producing Clean Engines in Japan.
March 15, 2006... Japanese news service Nikkei recently reported that Honda Motor Company plans to construct a new $252-million plant in Japan to begin producing the automaker's fuel-efficient vehicle technologies as early as 2008. According to Nikkei,...

Construction to Begin on U.K.'s First HOV Lanes.
March 15, 2006... British newspaper The Times reported last week that U.K. officials plan to begin construction of the country's first high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes next week. According to the newspaper, the 10-mile stretch of HOV lanes will be added...

Johannesburg Adopts New Methods to Help Reduce Local PM Levels.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2006... South African newspaper Business Day recently reported that city officials in Johannesburg have instituted new pollution-reduction measures in an effort to help improve local air quality. According to the newspaper, Johannesburg Department...

Rypos to Install Diesel Filters on Bronx Project Vehicles.(Brief Article)
March 16, 2006... Rypos, Inc. recently announced it has been selected to install the company's newly developed active diesel particulate filters (Rypos ADPF/C) on three Terex TR-70 earth-moving trucks operating at the Croton Water Treatment Plant currently under...

Spanish Official Says Automakers at Risk From Euro V Standards.
March 16, 2006... Reuters reported this week that Spanish minister of industry Jose Montilla has warned the European Union (EU) that its proposed Euro V vehicle emission regulations could have a "serious impact" on the country's automakers. According to...

CA Company Considers Environmental Costs of Overtime Laws.
March 16, 2006... San Rafael, CA-based Shiftwork Solutions, LLC, "the leading consulting company solving shift work problems for organizations with multi-shift operations," recently asserted that California's overtime laws, which are more stringent than those of...

IFT Appoints SFT as Exclusive Australian Distributor.
March 17, 2006... International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) recently announced the selection of Supreme Fuel Technologies Pty, Ltd. (SFT) as the exclusive distributor of IFT fuel additives in Australia. According to IFT, SFT has placed an initial purchase...

RFA President Counters EIA Projections on MTBE Elimination.
March 17, 2006... Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president Bob Dinneen sent a letter earlier this week to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) countering assertions made in a recently released EIA report concerning the availability of ethanol for those...

Weekly Update.
March 17, 2006... GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March 29-31, 2006, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center, Vancouver, British Columbia CLEAN CITIES CONGRESS AND EXPO: FUELING ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS, May 7-10,...

NAS Report Supports Scientific Basis for CA Emission Rules.
March 20, 2006... The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently announced that a new report from the National Research Council asserts that the basis for California's emission limits for cars, trucks and off-road equipment is scientifically valid. ...

EC Adopts New 2006-2009 Mobility Plan for Brussels Staff.(European Commission)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The European Commission (EC) recently announced the adoption of a new mobility plan for 2006 to 2009 designed to integrate the working conditions of its Brussels staff, including individuals' mode of transportation, into the commission's...

New Report Addresses Pollution at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings.(Good Neighbor Environmental Board)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the release of the ninth in a series of reports from the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) advising the President and Congress on environmental protection along the U.S.-Mexico...

Missouri Modine Plant Produces Millionth EGR Cooler.(Modine Manufacturing Co., exhaust gas recirculation cooler)(Brief article)
March 21, 2006... Modine Manufacturing Company recently announced that its Joplin, MO facility has produced its millionth exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler. According to Modine, the company's EGRs are designed to cool and recirculate exhaust gas in...

Smart-Automobile Announces Final U.S. Clearance for Smart Car.
March 21, 2006... Smart-Automobile, LLC recently announced that its proprietary technology has been successfully applied in the modification of the fuel-efficient Smart For Two Coupe/Convertible for direct importation to the U.S. Smart-Automobile noted that...

New Zealand Region Launches Emissions-testing Campaign.
March 21, 2006... The Greater Wellington Regional Council of New Zealand launched late last week a two-week-long campaign to test thousands of vehicles' exhaust emissions. According to the council, motor vehicle emissions account for 94 percent of nitrogen...

ARB Increases Inspections of Waste Collection Vehicles.
March 22, 2006... The California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently announced it has increased enforcement efforts to ensure compliance with the Solid Waste Collection Vehicle (SWCV) regulation passed by the board in 2003. According to ARB, the regulation...

NPRA President Says EPA Unlikely to Waive Clean Fuel Rules.
March 22, 2006... Reuters reported last week that National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) president Bob Slaughter has warned that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not expected to issue waivers exempting domestic fuel producers from new...

Local MD Residents File Lawsuit Against Exxon Over MTBE Leak.
March 22, 2006... The Baltimore Sun recently reported that a class action suit has been filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Exxon Mobil Corporation and the operator of a local gas station in Jacksonville, MD over a 25,000-gallon methyl tertiary butyl...

Hotel Courtesy Buses to Consolidate Operations at LAX.
March 23, 2006... Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) recently announced that the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has unanimously approved policies encouraging the consolidation of hotel courtesy bus trips to help ease traffic congestion and improve air...

Virginia Tech Researcher to Investigate Source of Air Pollutants.(Brief article)
March 23, 2006... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University recently announced that Linsey Marr, an assistant professor in the school's Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has secured a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career...

EPA Awards Grant to VT School District for Clean Buses.
March 23, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it has awarded a $173,000 grant to the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union school district in Vermont to replace aging school buses with clean diesel models. According to EPA,...

NJPIRG Urges Support of Governor's 'Gas Guzzler' Fee.(Jersey Public Interest Research Group)(John Corzine)(Brief article)
March 24, 2006... The New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) recently announced its support for governor John Corzine's proposed "gas guzzler" fee, which was announced last week. NJPIRG called on the New Jersey legislature to support the fee as...

Speedemissions to Sell Tadger Emissions Technology.
March 24, 2006... Speedemissions, Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement with Canada's Tadger Group International to become the first emissions testing only company in the U.S. to offer Tadger's patented emission-reduction technology According...

Researchers Explore Use of Microbes to Eliminate MTBE.
March 24, 2006... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey recently announced that university researchers have been investigating the use of microbes to rid the environment of the fuel additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE). According to Rutgers,...

Weekly Update.
March 24, 2006... GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March 29-31, 2006, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center, Vancouver, British Columbia CLEAN CITIES CONGRESS AND EXPO: FUELING ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS, May 7-10,...

EPA Offers Interim Compliance Options for Diesel Manufacturers.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it is providing diesel manufacturers with two voluntary interim compliance options for meeting the agency's Tier 2 Vehicle and Gasoline Sulfur Rulemaking standards. According to...

PhillyCarShare Named Among Top 50 Government Innovations.(a automated vehicle from Philadelphia)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, in cooperation with the Council for Excellence in Government, recently announced the "Top 50 Government Innovations for...

Oregon Judge Allows New Auto Emission Standards.
March 28, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that Marion County, OR circuit county judge Mary Mertens James has ruled that governor Ted Kulongoski acted within his authority when he vetoed a provision in an "environmental budget bill" that...

Illinois House Approves Anti-Idling Legislation.
March 28, 2006... Local Illinois newspaper the Pioneer Press recently reported that the state House of Representatives has approved legislation designed to limit the amount of time that large diesel-powered trucks are allowed to remain idling. According to...

Eaton to Supply PowerTruss System to IdleAire Technologies.(Brief article)
March 28, 2006... Eaton Corporation recently announced it has signed a $65-million contract with IdleAire Technologies Corporation to provide the company with its PowerTruss system. According to Eaton, the PowerTruss is a component of IdleAire's ATE...

Seattle Mayor Receives Recommendations for Cutting Emissions.
March 29, 2006... Seattle, WA mayor Greg Nickels received a package of recommendations late last week for meeting the goals of the Kyoto Protocol in the city by reducing global warming pollution by more than 680,000 tons -- roughly equal to the emissions from...

MMDA, NRCan Partner on Canadian Fuel Efficiency Project.
March 29, 2006... The Manitoba Motor Dealers Association (MMDA) recently announced it has partnered with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) on a pilot project designed to encourage the marketing of fuel-efficient vehicles and other fuel-saving initiatives to...

Lyondell Urges EPA to Reconsider Oxygenate Rulemaking.
March 29, 2006... Lyondell Chemical Corporation recently submitted comments and recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warning that the agency's decision to remove the reformulated gasoline oxygen content requirement, which would accelerate...

CDT Reports Fourth-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.(Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
March 30, 2006... Stamford, CT-based emission reduction technology developer Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (CDT) recently announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $1.5 million,...

IFT Appoints New Chief of Science and Technology.(International Fuel Technology Inc. hires Sergio Trindade)(Brief article)
March 30, 2006... International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) recently announced the appointment of Sergio Trindade as the company's new chief of science and technology. IFT noted that Trindade previously served as a part-time consultant to the company....

EENT Debuts New Clean Air Support Product for Truckers.
March 30, 2006... Energy & Engine Technology Corporation recently debuted its newest auxiliary power unit (APU) for the long-haul trucking industry, dubbed the AXP Gen-A-Sys, at last week's Mid-American Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, KY. According to...

Testing Confirms 40 MPG Fuel Economy Rating for Smart Car.
March 31, 2006... Advanced transportation technology developer ZAP recently announced the results of fuel economy testing conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the 2005 model year Smart Car Americanized for ZAP. According to the...

ESW Catalyst Selected by EPA for Chinese Retrofit Program.
March 31, 2006... Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) recently announced that its Particulate Reactor Level II diesel emissions reduction catalyst has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in an agency-funded bus retrofit...

EPA Awards Clean School Bus Grant to MI School District.
March 31, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a $388,519 Clean School Bus grant to the Okemos Public School District in Lansing, MI. According to EPA, the grant will be used to equip up to 372 school buses in 25 counties with...

Weekly Update.
March 31, 2006... CLEAN CITIES CONGRESS AND EXPO: FUELING ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS, May 7-10, 2006, Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ 18TH ANNUAL TOUR DE SOL, May 10-14, 2006, Saratoga Spa State Park, Sarasota Springs, NY WINDSOR WORKSHOP...