Latest California Air Resources Board Stories

Carb back loading is the newly updated manual created by John Kiefer, who promises to help people gain muscle while burning weight. A comprehensive “Carb Back Loading” review on the HealthReviewCenter.com shows if the manual is helpful. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 29, 2012 The builder of the Carb Back Loading system is John Kiefer, who has lost weight effectively by applying the exercise and diet in his program. He claims that this is a newly helpful program, which helps people...

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced that is has officially earned accreditation from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to provide verification services for carbon offset projects under the new Cap-and-Trade Program. SCS has already contracted to conduct several "compliance grade" forest offset project verifications in 2013 and is now ready to commence the verification process on these projects. SCS and its cadre of staff...

QUÉBEC CITY, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks, Yves-François Blanchet, announces that the Cabinet has adopted the Regulation Amending the Regulation respecting a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emission (GHG) allowances. The amendment is aimed at harmonizing Québec's system with California's as well as with those of future partners. Its adoption now makes it possible to link the Québec and California...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council today unveiled a groundbreaking proposal to sharply cut carbon pollution from America's power plants, featuring a unique federal-state partnership and flexibility for plant owners that will hold down costs and improve Americans' health. NRDC's innovative proposal calls for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use its authority under the Clean Air Act to set standards for...

ONTARIO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 10, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that Boshart Engineering, Inc. had achieved verification of the BE Econix Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) active metal system with the industry's first safety device for a DPF. This verification has allowed Boshart to immediately market and install systems with their safety device to support California fleet regulations and air quality improvement efforts. "We...

UC Berkeley The primary source of light for more than a billion people in developing nations is also churning out black carbon at levels previously overlooked in greenhouse gas estimates, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois. Results from field and lab tests found that 7 to 9 percent of the kerosene in wick lamps — used for light in 250-300 million households without electricity — is converted to black carbon when burned. In...

AUDUBON, Pa., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has extended and modified its verification of Johnson Matthey's A(dv)CCRT(TM) system, a ruling that will provide even greater flexibility to end users requiring Level 3+ PM reduction. Initially verified for a duty cycle requiring 230 degree C for 40 percent of the cycle, the latest extension now allows for not only the original temperature profile, but also adds a second optional duty cycle allowing...

PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Air Resources Board has told the American Motorcyclist Association that even if it approves the sale of the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend in California, the blend wouldn't appear in the market for several years. CARB made the comment in response to a letter from AMA Vice President for Government Relations Wayne Allard, who expressed concern about potential misfueling of E15 into motorcycles and all-terrain...

NOVI, Mich., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hino Trucks' 2013MY Class 5 195h diesel electric cab-over has been approved by the California Air Resources Board and is eligible for the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP). HVIP is an incentive program created by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to accelerate the California deployment of hybrid and zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle technologies. The HVIP...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement today regarding the study published this week by the University of California-Berkeley comparing diesel and gasoline emissions. Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum, issued this statement: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120201/MM46474LOGO) "There have been several studies and reports released this year regarding diesel...