All About Going Green on the Construction Site
How to Build a Green Construction Site Clean Construction USA is a component of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC). The objective of those who initiated the plan was to, “promote the reduction of diesel emissions from construction equipment
Interesting Facts You Never Knew About Diesel and Alzheimer’s
The Iron Oxides Found in Diesel Fuel Additives — Not Diesel Fuel — Linked to Alzheimer’s According to several mainstream media articles and reports, a new study conducted at Lancaster University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that tiny ma
Lower Diesel Emissions: Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions with Technologies
Lower diesel emissions mean better health for both people and the environment. To be fair, however, it should be noted that diesel engines exceptionally fuel efficient in relation to gasoline, ethanol, biodiesel, and propane-powered engines. A diesel engine is between 25 percent and 35 percent mor
Little Known Ways to Share Information
Every Month Is ‘Movember’: A Mid-Season Health Safety Reminder Late last fall, two of the trade’s heavy hitters honored “Movember” by blogging about the reality that it isn’t always easy to bring manliness to work, even if the work is inherently dangerous and/or r
Government Regulations On Climate Change
As average temperatures increase and sea levels rise around the world, government and industry have created new standards, rules and regulations for coping with climate change. In December 2015, 195 nations adopted the Paris Agreement, the first-ever universally binding global climate deal. It commi
EPA, Government Regulations
EPA, Government Regulations The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified air pollution as one of the primary problems that is endangering the environment. Air pollution is caused by pollutants such as greenhouse gases, fuel contaminants and particulate matter. This is where the Rentar Fu
Government Regulations May Be Affecting The Trucking Industry
Government regulations may be affecting the trucking industry. In May, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed new low-NOx engine standards for heavy trucks that would go into effect starting in 2023. Los Angeles, in particular, still has a huge smog problem in its basin despite decades
New Greenhouse Gas Regs: Fuel Savings and New Technologies
The year 2021 is shaping up to be a pivotal year in the ongoing technological battle to improve fuel savings. In addition to being the year Ford and other major automakers have set to put new driverless vehicles on the road, it’s also going to see the formal debut of the federal greenhouse gas “