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Why we care: Dirty air in California kills more people than car crashes do

View of Greater LA (Under GNU 1.2 License) You read the headline correctly. According to a report by researchers at California State University, Fullterton, pollution kills more people than car crashes. How do they know? They simply added up the deaths related to pollution that were reported in two of the most polluted areas in California: San Joaquin Valley and South Coast Air Basin and did some comparison. According to the California Highway Patrol, back in 2006 there were 2,521 vehicular deaths in that area. This compares to 3,812 deaths ... Read more →

Paris Preview: Mazda to introduce new 2.2L diesel engine Sam Abuelsamid

At the Paris Motor Show next month, Mazda will be showing off its new 2.2L MZR-CD clean diesel engine that will be installed in the Mazda 6. The new engine is rated at 182 hp and yields 42 mpg ...

Pirelli to supply emissions technology for Beijing buses Xavier Navarro

Italian company Pirelli is best known for making high performance tires, but now it is making efforts in emissions technology. The Italian government announced an agreement between the Ministry of ...

Here's a no, um, brainer: Diesel fumes are bad for your head Jeremy Korzeniewski

I don't know about you, but the idea of diesel particulates (soot) lodging themselves on my brain doesn't sit well with me. While scientists and researchers have known for some time that diesel soot ...

Why we care: Dirty air in California kills more people than car crashes do 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

View of Greater LA (Under GNU 1.2 License) You read the headline correctly. According to a report by researchers at California State University, Fullterton, pollution kills more people than car crashes. How do they know? They simply added up the deaths related to pollution that were reported in ...

Paris Preview: Mazda to introduce new 2.2L diesel engine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the Paris Motor Show next month, Mazda will be showing off its new 2.2L MZR-CD clean diesel engine that will be installed in the Mazda 6. The new engine is rated at 182 hp and yields 42 mpg (U.S.). One of the interesting elements of the new engine is a Mazda-developed diesel particulate filter ...

Pirelli to supply emissions technology for Beijing buses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Italian company Pirelli is best known for making high performance tires, but now it is making efforts in emissions technology. The Italian government announced an agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and the City Council of Beijing, China. Pirelli will supply diesel particulate ...

Here's a no, um, brainer: Diesel fumes are bad for your head 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I don't know about you, but the idea of diesel particulates (soot) lodging themselves on my brain doesn't sit well with me. While scientists and researchers have known for some time that diesel soot clings to our grey matter, just recently Dutch scientists were able to convince 10 people to sit in ...


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