CalNGV News - 2007 Archive

The Coalition publishes CalNGV News biweekly. Click the date to download issues in PDF format.

2007

• December 17
  CARB approves port truck rule; Coalition files comments in CPUC GHG proceeding; judge rules in favor of state’s GHG law
• December 3
  Group gets going on LCFS policy; BAF gets certification grant; AB 1007 could be a smart model for the nation
• November 19
  New Coalition chair looks ahead; CARB OKs AB 1007 plan; Long Beach port passes dirty trucks ban; state sues EPA for GHG waiver
• November 5
  CEC adopts alternative fuels plan; L.A. port approves ban of old trucks; CARB gets earful on proposed in-use diesel rule
• October 22
  New law funds alternative fuels; AB 1007 draft report draws comments; national NGV summit focuses on seizing opportunity
• October 8
  AB 1007 plan looks good for NGVs; CARB approves aggressive measures in revised SIP; opposition to ports’ clean truck plans intensifies
• September 24
  AB 118 lands on governor’s desk; Clean Energy breaks ground on LNG plant; strong ports plan may get watered down
• September 10
  Coalition IDs top policy priorities; work on NGV PIER program progresses; PG&E gets biomethane OK; high-capacity CNG bus debuts
• August 27
  Appeals court upholds fleet rules; lawmakers seek data on state AFV fuel use and locations; CARB certifies ISL G
• August 13
  Demos show landfill LNG promise; final LCFS reports address key issues; clean fleets program kicks off at ports
• July 30
  IEPR report misses key factors; new CARB chair passes first big test; NGV PIER program develops; Legislature looks at flex-fuel vehicles
• July 16
  CARB appointment draws praise; EPA certifies ISL G at 2010 standard; IEPR report raises concerns; Sempra plans NGV funding requests
• July 2
  Governor dismisses CARB chair; AB 1007 plan deadline extension needed; Coalition seeks more LEV funding; new LCFS analysis gets review
• June 18
  AB 1007 plan nears completion; drivers support clean trucks plan; Westport LNG engines head for ports; SCAQMD adopts new air plan
• June 4
  Natural gas looks competitive in AB 1007 plan; state presses EPA on waiver for GHG rules; BAF gets certification for CNG vans
• May 21
  Draft AB 1007 report shows NGVs’ potential; Coalition asks CPUC to target transport; SCAQMD requests state of emergency
• May 7
  Legislature advances alternative fuels bills; California still leads in pollution; NRDC challenges Stanford study; new engine adds muscle
• April 23
  Ports propose bold truck program; study shows E85 health risk; Coalition expands policy recommendations; San Jose airport gets CNG rebate
• April 9
  Industry presents policy proposals; low-carbon fuel stakeholders stake positions; GHG court decision is good news
• March 26
  Coalition files fuel-cycle comments; environmentalists propose clean air guidelines for LCFS; CARB seesaws on PM 2.5 deadline
• March 12
  Coalition comments on fuel-cycle analyses; Faster Freight conference draws crowd, NGVs star; L.A. MTA collects CNG rebate windfall
• February 26
  Industry priorities get Sacramento hearing; study shows heavy-duty NGVs reduce GHGs; PG&E adds biogas; refiners balk at LCFS
• February 12
  Light-duty NGVs could get a boost; data show natural gas growth; PM health risks are worse than expected; landfill gas plant opens
• January 29
  LCFS puts NGVs in spotlight; Coalition to supply CEC with life-cycle data; Long Beach LNG terminal gets a no vote
• January 15
  State of the industry 2007; NGVs should fare well under LCFS; South Coast seeks more authority

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