Mobile Emissions Today articles from September 2004

Mobile Emissions Today archives from September 2004

CDT Appoints New CEO, Board Member.(Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. )(Bernhard Steiner )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (CDT) recently announced it has appointed Bernhard Steiner to the position of CEO, effective September 14, as well as a pending placement on the company's board of directors after CDT authorizes a board increase...

Royal Caribbean Honored for Use of Low-sulfur Fuel.(Achievements and awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Royal Caribbean International recently announced that its "Jewel of the Seas" has become the first international cruise ship to be honored by the Ports of Stockholm, with its Environmental Life-buoy Certificate, for the use of low-sulfur fuel....

Japanese Researchers Develop New Hydrocarbon Trap Material.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Asian News International (ANI) recently reported that scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a new material for use in hydrocarbon pollution trap development. According to ANI, the university research team said the new...

Irish to Participate in European Car Free Day.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Local Irish newspaper the Waterford News & Star recently reported that the Waterford Energy Bureau, Waterford County Council, Waterford Sports Partnership, Waterford Rural Transport Initiative and Dungarvan Town Council are initiating local...

Rochester Institute Awarded State Grant for Particulate Trap.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... Local New York newspaper the Democrat and Chronicle recently reported that the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) engineering college has won a state grant to continue work on a particulate trap for emissions from gas, diesel and coal....

FOE U.K. Urges Motorists to Purchase Fuel Efficient Cars.(Friends of the Earth)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently released a statement urging new car customers to purchase energy efficient models, claiming that vehicular emissions are responsible for 22 percent of the U.K.'s carbon dioxide emissions. "Road...

CCNPSR Says New Snowmobile Plan Fails to Disclose Warnings.(Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The Coalition of Concerned National Park Service Retirees (CCNPSR) recently conducted new analysis which finds that "the recent announcement by the Bush administration that it plans to allow 720 snowmobiles per day into Yellowstone National...

Weekly Update.
September 3, 2004... GOING CONFERENCE ON ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, September 10-11, 2004, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO CLEAN VEHICLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S 22ND NATIONAL NGV CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, September 19-21, 2004, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention...

Los Angeles Mayor Forms Task Force on Port Emissions.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... The city of Los Angeles recently announced the appointment of members to an air quality task force charged with developing a strategy to achieve the mayor's goal of putting a freeze on net air emissions at the Port of Los Angeles. Task...

New Report Says Appalachian Trail Threatened by Roadless Rule.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... The Coalition to Protect America's Lands (CPAL) recently announced the release of a new report which finds that "nearly 50 segments of the...Appalachian Trail stretching from Georgia to Maine are endangered by the Bush...

CA Reinstates Consumer Assistance Program for Polluting Vehicles.(California)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... The Bakersfield Californian recently reported that California's Bureau of Automotive Repair has received $4.5 million in state funding to resurrect its Consumer Assistance Program, which purchases vehicles that have failed a recent emissions...

FOE U.K. Urges Increase in Rail Funding.(Friends of the Earth)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... Irish newspaper The Belfast Telegraph recently reported that Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. has submitted a letter to Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development asking the agency to increase funding for the region's railway system....

New DOE Study Predicts Light-duty Diesel Vehicle Increase.(Diesel Technology Forum)(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) recently announced that the new Department of Energy (DOE) study "Future Potential of Hybrid and Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light-duty Vehicle Market," which was released last week by the Oak Ridge National...

Local WI County Declares Region's First Ozone Day.(Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... Local Wisconsin newspaper the Capital Times recently reported that Dane County, WI declared a Clean Air Action Day for the first time in the program's history this past weekend. According to the paper, the declaration initiated a series of...

Australian Labor Party Unveils New Clean Fuels Scheme.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... The Australian Associated Press (AAP) recently reported that the country's Labor party has unveiled a $500-million plan to boost the production and use of clean fuels in an attempt to ease Australia's dependence on foreign oil. According...

CT Emissions Testers Seek More Input on Investigations.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that emissions testing station owners in Connecticut have expressed concern about both state attorney general Richard Blumenthal's investigation into claims of station fraudulence in light of the...

Maryland County Imposes Moratorium on New Gasoline Stations.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The Baltimore Sun recently reported that the local Harford County Council has approved emergency legislation that requires a six-month moratorium on the construction of new gasoline stations in the area. According to the paper, the...

Honda Announces Plans to Introduce New Acura SUV.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Honda Motor Company's Acura division will add a new sport-utility vehicle (SUV) model to its lineup in 2006 that will be smaller than its current MDX SUV. Additionally, AP said the automaker...

Weekly Update.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 10, 2004... CLEAN VEHICLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S 22ND NATIONAL NGV CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, September 19-21, 2004, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE FLEET ADMINISTRATORS, September 22-25, 2004, Chateau...

EnerTeck, JEI Partner for Maritime Combustion Catalyst Tests.(Janelle Engineering, Inc.)(testing of EnerBurn diesel combustion catalysts)(EnerTeck Chemical Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... EnerTeck Chemical Corporation (ECC) has partnered with Janelle Engineering, Inc. (JEI) to test the fuel efficiency performance of ECC's EnerBurn diesel combustion catalyst in ships. Under the arrangement, JEI will conduct a baseline test of...

IMPCO Commercializes Eclipse Engine Management System.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... IMPCO Technologies, Inc. recently announced the commercialization of its Eclipse heavy-duty engine management system, which the company said enables the use of clean-burning natural gas and propane in diesel-powered engines, helping to reduce...

Study Finds Air Pollution Can Reduce Children's Lung Function.(National Institutes of Health's, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recently announced the release of a new study conducted as part of the ongoing Children's Health Study, the data from which suggest that...

Burbank Airport to Acquire New Cleaner Diesel Buses.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... Local California newspaper the Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA has announced plans to spend $1.2 million on six new cleaner diesel shuttle buses, four of which will replace older models. ...

Jeep Liberty CRD Diesel SUVs to Run on B5.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... DaimlerChrysler recently announced that each new 2005 Jeep Liberty common rail diesel (CRD) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) rolling off the assembly line will be fueled with B5, a fuel blend of five percent biodiesel and 95 percent standard...

SWA Emissions-reduction Device Completes Testing in Hong Kong.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... North Hollywood, CA-based emissions-reduction technology developer Save the World Air, Inc. (SWA) recently announced that final tests conducted at the Hong Kong Exhaust Emission Laboratory (HKEEL) have found that the company's CAT-MATE...

Texas City Receives Clean Air Leadership Award.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... Local Texas newspaper The Facts recently reported that the Houston-Galveston Area Council has presented the city of Lake Jackson with a regional clean air leadership award for converting several of its fleet vehicles to compressed natural gas...

South African Minister Discusses Potential Use of Ethanol.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... South Africa's Business Report recently reported that the country's deputy minerals and energy minister Lulu Xingwana commented during the 19th World Energy Congress and Exhibition held last week in Sydney, Australia that South Africa is...

EPA Releases New Particulate Matter Research Report.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the release of "Particulate Matter (PM) Research Program: Five Years of Progress," a new report summarizing PM research by EPA scientists, grantees from universities and other U.S....

Illinois EPA Releases Annual Air Quality Report.(Illinois Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) recently released its 2003 Annual Air Quality Report, which determines that outdoor air conditions throughout the state were "good to moderate" 94 percent of the time last year, with none of...

TTI Releases New Study Examining Congestion Growth.(Texas Transportation Institute)(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) recently released a new report which finds that traffic congestion has worsened in many cities nationwide in the past two decades. According to the study, titled "The 2004 Urban Mobility Report,"...

Connecticut DMV Cancels Testing of New Emissions Software.(Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has blocked vehicle emission testing contractor Agbar Technologies from conducting tests of its new emission inspection software. According...

IMPCO Obtains New Emissions Measurement Equipment.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... IMPCO Technologies, Inc. recently announced the addition of new "state-of-the-art" engine emission and diesel particulate measurement equipment to the capabilities at its Global Research and Development Center in Kent, WA. According to...

Parsons Brinckerhoff to Manage ATE System for IdleAire.(Advanced Travel Center Electrification)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Idleaire recently announced it has chosen Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) to serve as program manager for its Advanced Travel Center Electrification (ATE) system. "After considering all the options, we have chosen PB as our partner," said...

Hong Kong Pollution Reaches Extreme Levels.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Reuters recently reported that Hong Kong government officials have advised residents to avoid heavy traffic and remain indoors if possible due to extremely high levels of air pollution in the city this week. According to Reuters, the...

New Haven, CT Retrofits School Buses to Reduce Emissions.(Connecticut)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... Yale University's daily newspaper recently reported that the city of New Haven, CT launched earlier this week a new Clean School Bus Program with help from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). According to the...

Weekly Update.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 17, 2004... CLEAN VEHICLE EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S 22ND NATIONAL NGV CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, September 19-21, 2004, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE FLEET ADMINISTRATORS, September 22-25, 2004, Chateau...

Tahoe Officials Say Two-stroke Ban Helped Improve Lake.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) hydrologist Rita Whitney has revealed that a ban instituted in 1999 on boats and personal watercraft equipped with two-stroke carburetor engines has resulted...

BAAQMD Reports Record Participation in Spare the Air Efforts.
September 20, 2004... The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) recently reported that a survey taken earlier this month reveals that local participation in recent Spare the Air activities was the highest it has been since the surveys began in 1998. ...

ESW Announces Completion of $6.1-million Financing.(Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... Telford, PA-based Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW), a company engaged through its subsidiaries in the design, development, manufacture and sale of environmental technologies currently focused on the international automotive and...

Study Finds CA Poised to Provide GHG Reduction Technologies.(greenhouse gas)
September 21, 2004... Pasadena, CA-based CALSTART recently released a study titled "California's Clean Vehicle Industry," which surveyed several companies currently involved in or capable of producing technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from...

Conifer Energy Issues New White Paper on MTBE.
September 21, 2004... Peabody, MA-based Conifer Energy recently announced the release of a new white paper on the environmental impact of the fuel additive MTBE. According to Conifer, the paper, titled "MTBE...The Environmental Crisis of the Next Decade,"...

EPA Upgrades PA County Air Quality Designation.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) secretary Kathleen McGinty recently announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reclassified Lancaster County, PA from an area of "moderate" nonattainment to the lesser...

Malta Announces Increased Participation in Car Free Day.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Local Maltese newspaper The Times recently reported that the Maltese government has announced a 30-percent increase in the number of towns participating in European Car Free Day this year. According to the paper, 34 Maltese localities, up...

Auditor General Report Finds Lower Air Pollution Levels in AZ.(fuel efficiency and local facilities will not be able to make the appropriate alterations before the legislation takes effect.)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... The Arizona Office of the Auditor General recently announced that, due to efforts by the state Department of Environmental Quality's Air Quality Division, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has redesignated five of the state's 20...

Hawaii to Require Ethanol Gasoline Additives by 2006.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Hawaiian governor Linda Lingle signed into effect earlier this week legislation mandating ethanol additives in gasoline sold in the state. According to AP, the new legislation calls for 85...

RFA Urges EPA to Deny Georgia RFG Waiver Request.(Renewable Fuels Association)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced it has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deny the state of Georgia's request for a waiver from the Clean Air Act reformulated gasoline (RFG) program, as it fails to...

Senator Criticizes U.S. Support for Caribbean Ethanol Plant.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... The Des Moines Register recently reported that U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) earlier this week formally criticized the Export-Import Bank of the United States for assisting in the financing of a new ethanol plant in Trinidad and Tobago....

ED Report Lists Cities With Most Harmful Air to Children.(Environmental Defense)(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... Environmental Defense (ED) recently released a new report that ranks the top 50 U.S. cities where air pollution impacts the greatest number of children. The report, titled "The Dangerous Days of Summer," also presents a plan to reduce by 80...

Long Beach Port Expansion Delayed Due to Air Pollution.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... Reuters recently reported that the Long Beach City Council has voted to postpone a decision on allowing a 115-acre addition to the port of Long Beach, CA due to conflicting reports about the port's high emissions levels and health risk to local...

Biofriendly Announces Successful Test of Green Plus Additive.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... Fuel additive interest Biofriendly Corporation recently announced that independent tests of its Green Plus combustion catalyst have garnered "significant and noteworthy" emissions reductions and fuel economy improvements. The tests,...

ArvinMeritor Director Honored by MIT Technology Review.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... ArvinMeritor, Inc., a global supplier of a range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry, recently announced that Bill Taylor, the company's director of research and development for commercial vehicle...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
September 24, 2004... 20TH ANNUAL MOBILE SOURCES/CLEAN AIR CONFERENCE, October 5-8, 2004, Copper Mountain Resort & Conference Center, Copper Mountain, CO MICHELIN CHALLENGE BIBENDUM 2004, October 12-14, 2004, TBA, Shanghai, China 2004 METHANOL FORUM,...

CARB Certifies ZAP Worldcar as 'Zero-Emission Vehicle'.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... Advanced automotive technology company ZAP, under an executive order from the state of California Environmental Protection Agency, recently announced that its Worldcar has been certified as a "zero-emission vehicle" by the California Air...

ALA CA Urges CARB to Enact New Vehicle Emissions Regulations.(American Lung Association)(California Air Resources Board)(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... The American Lung Association (ALA) of California last week called on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to pass a "role-model" regulation to reduce global warming air pollution from cars in the state during its hearings held last...

Study Finds Links Between CO Levels and Cardiovascular Deaths.(Carbon monoxide )(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) recently announced that a new study reveals a strong connection between the incidence of high levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere and deaths due to cardiovascular disease, particularly among...

SSWM to Convert Diesel Vehicles, Services to NG in Bangladesh.
September 28, 2004... Sub Surface Waste Management (SSWM) of Delaware, Inc. recently announced a joint venture with C. Trade, Inc. and Omnitek Engineering Corporation to provide technology, engineering and project management for natural gas (NG) distribution...

Los Angeles Approves Funding for Port Emissions Study.
September 28, 2004... The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners recently announced that city policymakers voted last week to continue for another year a study to measure emissions at the Port of Los Angeles. The measure, approved unanimously by the board,...

New NESCCAF Study Assesses Emissions Reduction Technologies.
September 28, 2004... The Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF) recently announced the release of a new study which finds that "combinations of current and emerging technologies can cut passenger vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in half...

California ARB Approves New GHG Emissions Regulation.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... The California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently announced it has approved a new regulation that requires automakers to begin selling vehicles with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by model year 2009. According to ARB, under the new...

U.K. Government Indicates Support for Aviation Emissions Charge.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... British newspaper the Guardian recently reported that the U.K. government has indicated support for the introduction of a new voluntary payment system for airline passengers to help address the rise in aviation emissions. According to the...

Brazilian Study Finds Health Benefits to Use of O2Diesel Blend.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... A University of Sao Paolo, Brazil study commissioned by O2Diesel Corporation has found that by using the company's ethanol-diesel fuel blend in the city's more than 43,000 buses and half of its 180,000 trucks, hundreds of premature deaths could...

Minnesota Governor Proposes Ethanol Increase in State Gasoline.(Tim Pawlenty)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty has proposed an increase in the mandated amount of ethanol sold per gallon of state gasoline from 10 percent to 20 percent. According to AP, the new bill,...

Syntroleum Demonstrates Performance of S2 Diesel.(Syntroleum Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2004... Clean fuels developer Syntroleum Corporation conducted a demonstration last week of the performance of its S2 clean-burning diesel being used in Washington, D.C. public transport buses, as well as in National Parks Service vehicles. ...

New Study Reveals Concerns About Vehicle Cabin Air.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2004... Freudenberg Nonwovens, "a pioneer in the development and implementation of filtration systems for global automotive, industrial and commercial HVAC applications," recently announced that the findings of a new consumer research study indicate...