SoCal Clean Cities Newsletter

May 2008

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Bush Fuel Economy Rules Swipe at California

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/23/MN3J10A11O.DTL

Solar Car Ports Soak Up Big Savings at East Los Angeles College

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/04/needs-a-hed-4.html

AC Transit Adding Fuel Cell Buses

Link to story from the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_9222228

Port of Oakland Completes $3 Million Program Replacing Old Trucks

Link to story in the East Bay Business Times:

http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/04/28/daily79.html

On the Waterfront: Ports of LA and Long Beach Plan Shift to LNG Trucks to Reap Savings

Link to story in the Press-Telegram:

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_9164767

All-Electric Car Set for US Sales in 2009

Silicon Valley investors team up with Norway's Think carmaker.

Link to AP story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24256198/

Revving Up for Electric: A Culver City-Based Company Converts Gas Cars to Electric

Link to story in Westside Today:

http://www.westsidetoday.com/article.php?articleid=572&edition=1&adsection=0

Switch to Natural Gas Pays Off for Sonoma County Transit

Link to story in The Press Democrat:

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/EarlyEdition/article_view.cfm?recordID=9217&publishdate=04/30/2008

Methane to Power Vehicles, Not Pollute Air

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/30/BUTS10DSNP.DTL

Scientists Advise Halt to Biofuels

Link to AP story:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/30/MN6I10DS13.DTL

General Motors CEO Touts Affordable Electric Cars in San Francisco Speech

Link to AP story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080501/gm_electric_car.html?.v=1

Tesla Opens First Showroom for Electric Sports Cars in LA

Link to AP story:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354185,00.html

Test Drive of 2007 ZENN Electric Vehicle Inspires Elation -- and Fear

Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/918464.html

Governor Meets with Automakers on Gas Emissions

Link to story in The San Diego Union Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080509/news_1n9govcars.html

After 18 Months, Ports Say Air Plan is Working

Link to story in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9292109

Can Washington Really Push Alternative Cars?

Link to column on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/24274232

Audi to Offer Electric Cars in 5-10 Years: Report

Link to Reuters story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080504/audi_electriccars.html?.v=1

Nissan Says It Will ‘Plug’ Electric Cars in US by 2010

Link to story on CNBC:

http://biz.yahoo.com/cnbc/080513/24595456.html?.v=1

Bus Transit Industry Fuels Up for Environmental, Economic Benefits of Natural Gas

Link to story in Metro:

http://metro-magazine.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/metro/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3iLkCAPEzcPIwMDC0NTAyNT3yAjM6MQQ0dDI_1I_ShzXPJmzib6ISATM_UjjYxNTUHMAv1IUwv9guzEpCpHRUUAkdWtfg!!/

Automotive Armageddon

The next US president could obliterate the auto industry as we know it.

Link to story and video in Fortune:

http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/13/news/companies/taylor_epa.fortune/index.htm

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The Southern California Clean Air Newsletter is published monthly as a service of the Southern California Economic Partnership. 

For further information or comments please contact JoAnn Armenta at joann@the-partnership.org or the newsletter’s editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com.

© 2008 The Partnership