Fuel Quality

Florida's draft motor rules

The us state Florida has come up with draft motor fuel rules that aims to boost ethanol blending in the country's third largest petrol market. Limited ethanol blending is already occurring in

Publication Date:

30/01/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ethanol, Fuel Quality, Petrol, Energy Policy, Biofuel, Legislation, United States Of America (US)

India

India not on course for clean air target

Diesel cars are expected to corner 50 per cent of the Indian car market by 2010. 2010 is also the Indian government's target year for putting into place European emission standards. The target

Publication Date:

14/06/2007

Author(s): Rachel Millar

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Fuel Quality, Diesel, Vehicular Standards, Energy Policy, Cars, Subsidies, Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas, TERI, India

Transport

Automotive CNG fuel specifications proposed by the committee constituted by EPCA

EPCA is monitoring the CNG programme in Delhi on a continuous basis to be able to address the key operational concerns related to safety and emissions. EPCA would like to keep the Hon

Publication Date:

01/03/2007

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, Fuel Quality, Fuel Standards, Supreme Court, Delhi

Air Pollution

Shell, BP fined for distributing petrol that did not meet US's legal standards

The us Environmental Protection Agency (usepa) has slapped European energy giants Royal Dutch Shell Plc and bp Plc with a combined fine of us $1.5 million on charges of distributing petrol

Publication Date:

14/11/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061115

pp:

0

Tags:

Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Fuel Quality, Petrochemical Industry, United States Of America (US)

India

New motorbike technology bids goodbye to the carburettor

Bikes go cleaner with fuel injection

Publication Date:

30/07/2006

Author(s): Chirag Shah

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Fuel Quality, Hero Honda Motors, Auto Technology, India, Two Wheelers

Animal Care

In court

drainage problems: The Australian New South Wales Land and Environment Court has ordered Arenco Propriety Limited, a construction company, to pay around US $20,000 towards rehabilitation work at

Publication Date:

14/06/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060615

pp:

0

Tags:

Fuel Quality, Rehabilitation, Legislation, Governance, United States Of America (US), Australia, Maharashtra

Air Pollution

2nd final report on particulate pollution reduction strategy in seven critically polluted cities

It is clear that all cities face a common threat

Publication Date:

01/02/2005

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), CNG, LPG, Fuel Quality, Fuel Adulteration, Supreme Court, India, Hyderabad (T), Ahmedabad (T), Bangalore (T), Pune (T), Sholapur (T), Chennai (T), Kanpur (T), Lucknow (T), Air Quality and Health

Transport

Reducing air pollution from urban transport: companion

This book intends to assist in the design of appropriate strategies for controlling the impacts of urban air pollution, from mobile sources. It considers only the direct air impacts of surface transport, excluding aviation, marine transport, non-road vehicles (such as bulldozers and mining equipment), noise pollution, habitat fragmentation, and waste disposal of scrapped vehicles.

Publication Date:

Jan 2005

Author(s): Ken Gwilliam, Masami Kojima, Todd Johnson

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Fuel Quality, Vehicle Technology, Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport

Air Pollution