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Aliso Canyon methane leak emissions sky-high, pilot scientist finds
2016-01-12 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A UC Davis scientist flying in a pollution-detecting airplane provided the first, and so far only, estimates of methane emissions spewing from the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Southern California since the leak began on Oct. 23, 2015. Those estimates were provided to the California Air Resources Board in November. Pilot and UC Davis project scientist Stephen Conley continues to measure emissions from the still uncontrolled leak, which has displaced thousands of residents in the affluent...
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Second-generation biofuels can reduce emissions
2016-01-11 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction goals without significantly displacing cropland used for food production, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Illinois and collaborators published their findings in the inaugural edition of the journal Nature Energy. The researchers call it the most comprehensive study on the subject to date. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel...
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VW Ceo plans to submit emissions fixes to Epa chief
2016-01-11 07:17:42| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG chief executive officer Matthias MA1 4ller speaks in Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. In his first US visit since American regulators said VW cheated pollution tests, Mueller apologized over a scandal that plunged the German auto giant into the deepest crisis of its history and could cost billions in fines, recalls and class-action lawsuits.
Volkswagen boss apologises to America for cheating diesel emissions tests
2016-01-11 05:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Müller has apologized for cheating diesel car emissions tests on his first official US visit since the scandal broke in September. We know that we have let down customers, authorities, regulators and the general public here in America, the head of the German carmaker said at a media reception on the eve of the Detroit auto show. We are I am truly sorry for that and I would like to apologize once again for what went wrong at Volkswagen, he added,...
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VW emissions scandal set to overshadow Detroit Motor Show
2016-01-10 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Sunday night, as Detroit fills with auto journalists and car executives, Volkswagen will hold a media party at Fishbones, the Cajun-themed restaurant in the citys Greektown neighbourhood. Itll be the opening salvo in a PR offensive the German company will be hoping can finally turn the tide after arguably the worst year in its history. Three months after the revelation that Volkswagen Group was using an illegal software fix called a defeat device to circumvent US environmental regulations...
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