Noise and air pollution have become a huge headache for people living in the cities. ... Noise and air pollution describe the environmental issues of having so much uncomfortable noise and bad air quality that may pose a threat to human's health. ... This is why we keep seeing the air and noise pollution reported in newspapers and television programs. ... However, the fix to this issue is that we could allocate more bicycles to the city streets and it can take people where they want to go in an environmental and healthy manner. To conclude, air and noise pollution is really a potential ...

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First, for every car bought there has to be enough trees planted to make up for the amount of pollution that is produced by that car. ... These solutions will affectivity set the groundwork for future environmental plans that will also contribute to the bettering of our environment. ... This alone should raise your eyebrow considering cars alone account for half the oil consumed in the United States, about half the urban pollution, and one-forth of the greenhouse gases (Car Pollution). Furthermore, with the increasing price level of vehicles less will be purchased, which means fewer cars...

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This combination offers the extended range and rapid refueling that consumers expect from a conventional vehicle, with a significant portion of the energy and environmental benefits of an electric vehicle. ... Battery-powered vehicles give off virtually no pollution and offer one of the best options for reducing motor vehicle emissions in polluted cities. ... But these plants are often in rural areas where the emissions do not drive pollution levels above health standards. ... More efficient cars can make a big difference to society in terms of environmental benefits, and the serious deterior...

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Traffic congestion and the accompanying air pollution have now become critical problems in cities across our nation and around the world. ... The system must be visually unobtrusive, generate no noise or air pollution, and require very little land. ... PRT's also do not take up lanes of traffic on city streets, lower the levels of air and noise pollution, do not adversely impact the visual quality of the landscape, lower street-repair costs, make the use of land easily accessible, and operate at 24-hour availability. These features make it economically and environmentally friendly. .....

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Each one of these gases has there own set of environmental problems that come along with it. ... California in the world's fifth largest economy home to 24 million motor vehicles, which are responsible for 40% of the state's greenhouse pollution. ... Another environmental measure that is taking place is a list of environmentally friendly car called the ACEEE's Green Book that is posted on the net at greenercars.com curtsy of the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy. ... Since it is now known that 20% of the older cars are pulling 80% of the pollution (Rob Driess 200...

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The three inner constraints are problems of small scale and fragmentation, special treatment and regional protection, and concerns over air pollution. ... Another layer of complexity to the issues of automobile industry is introduced by the emergence of environmental protection. ... Moreover, the focus of efforts in urban pollution control has gradually moved more towards trucks and cars. Wei [2002] comments that ways to deal with problems of automobile pollution generally include restrictions on driving and efforts to innovate cleaner combustion, through cleaner engines, cleaner fuel or both....

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Several times after this, automotive manufacturers have built new hybrid cars to combat crises such as the oil crisis of 1973 and the surge of air pollution in the 1990's. ... This stops noise pollution which can lead to stress and a decreased life expectancy. ... Our dependence on the internal combustion engine is costing us in many ways, including economically, medically, and environmentally. ...

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It is widely accepted that increase use of cars in urban areas could poses serious environmental and health problems. ... The World Health Organization (WHO) Charter on Transport, Environment and Health (London, 1999), the Joint WHO-UNECE Transport, Health and Environmental Pan-European Program (Geneva, 2002) promote cycling as a mode of transport which leads to health and environmental benefits. ... Some reasons for this new approach were linked to increasing environmental awareness that lead to policy makers and academics questioning the idea of building more roads to meet increasing car dem...

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This report will focus on the environmental scanning of external opportunities and threats, including competitive, social, economic, regulatory and technological forces that affect the automobile manufacturing industry. ...

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