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California Air Resources Board

California officials introduce initiative to bring down vehicle emissions

Environment

The California Air Resources Board announced an initiative that seeks to bring down vehicle emissions by 15 percent by 2025. The Zero Emission Vehicle initiative should cause car companies to develop new technology for alternative fuel sources.

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Keeping Emissions Down in California

Bounty on Older Cars

The U.S. Government Starts Regulating Global Warming Gases

The World

Without Congress

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Blocking the EPA

Living on Earth’s Mitra Taj looks at a Senate attempt to take away the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

The World

Low-Carb Diet For Your Car

Just when you thought you’d heard the end of low carbs, a new phrase threatens to put it back in the news, but this time…. California is talking hydrocarbons.

The World

Emerging Science Note/Low-Carb Spuds

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on a new low-carb potato that could whet the appetite of even the most diligent Atkins dieter.

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Green adventures

Global Politics

The World’s Laura Lynch meets an eco-adventurer who’s combined low-tech and high-tech to turn a scrapyard bus into a green mobile home. Now he’s planning a voyage around the world using sustainable fuels and a low-carbon budget.

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Europe’s car emissions debate

The World’s Gerry Hadden reports that European leaders are proposing tough new pollution standards for cars, but the European Union proposal faces a tough fight because European car makers say the plan would jeopardize their business.