California ports update
Clean Air Action Plan

Building on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) adopted in 2006, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles CA released a proposed, updated Clean Air Action Plan that includes new goals for curbing port-related air pollution over the next decade....

Testa Produce turns
a brighter shade
of green with new HQ

With a new distribution center under construction, Testa Produce says it is on its way to becoming the first US food distributor to operate in a facility certified as LEED Platinum by the US Green Building Council....

Court upholds California
reefer rule enforcement

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled to affirm the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granting authorization to the California Air Resources Board for the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

Report assesses methods
for reducing medium-,
heavy-duty truck emissions

The National Research Council and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles. This congressionally mandated report assesses and recommends different approaches to (for) improving fuel economy, increasing efficiency, and reducing emission of greenhouse gases from medium- and heavy-duty trucks...

Cow power: Cargill device helps
dairy farm convert waste to wattage

An Idaho dairy farm is illustrating how environmental innovation can simultaneously help solve problems as global as climate change—and as local as livestock manure....

Green-minded? Hercules
invites you to a test drive

Using proprietary Eaton diesel electric technology, the next generation in economical, ecological refrigeration transportation is available in a hybrid vehicle from Hercules Mfg....

Congress should do more
to support natural gas
as fuel: NGVAmerica chief

Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more US jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently...

Intelligent Lighting System
cuts warehouse energy use

Digital Lumens is offering the Intelligent Lighting System, combining LEDs, networking, and software to reduce lighting-related energy use by up to 90% in warehouses and industrial facilities....

Carrier’s new brand ID
reflects its commitment
to sustainable systems

Carrier Corporation unveiled a new Carrier brand identity emphasizing its roots in environmental stewardship and ongoing commitment to the development of sustainable systems....

Vector 6600MT unit raises
capacity, lowers fuel use

Featuring next-generation environmental technologies, the new Vector 6600MT hybrid trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold raises the bar on multi-temperature trailer refrigeration system capacity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions....

Idle Guard 200 prevents
unnecessary vehicle idling

Transportation Safety Technologies (TST), a division of Riverside Manufacturing, is offering the Idle Guard 200, a solid-state, reliable timer that automatically prevents unnecessary engine idling in fleet and delivery vehicles....

Workshop will address
changes to TRU ATCM

The staff of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites all interested parties to a public workshop to be held March 24, 2010, in Sacramento CA to review and discuss concepts for proposed amendments and clarifications to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

UNFI to use hydrogen fuel
cells to power lift trucks

United Natural Foods Inc has announced plans to adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota FL distribution center....

ATA hails Clean Trucks
Program of NY/NJ port

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) congratulated the leadership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for developing a Clean Trucks Program that will improve air quality at the port....

BIO urges US senators
to extend tax code parity
to algae-based biofuels

Commercialization of algae-based biofuels can create jobs, increase energy security, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on par with other advanced biofuels, but algae producers are at a disadvantage in attracting investment because these biofuels are not currently recognized in the tax code as advanced biofuels...

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