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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Mr. </span></font>Stevens,</p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>While I don’t have a specific answer to your query on truck v.
rail emissions, you may wish to inquire with the U.S. EPA SmartWay program <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartway/">http://www.epa.gov/smartway/</a> The
contact page is at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/smartway/contacts.htm">http://www.epa.gov/smartway/contacts.htm</a>
</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>If you find emissions per km or km-t estimates, you may wish to ask
whether they consider emissions during idling. See <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idling.htm">http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idling.htm</a>
</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>According to U.S. EPA, truck and locomotive engine idling in the United
States consumes 1 billion U.S. gallons of diesel fuel and emits 11 million tons
CO2, 200,000 tons NOx, and 5,000 tons particulate matter (I assume these are
short tons, not metric tonnes).</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>There are a number of approaches to reduce idling fuel consumption and
emissions in trucks, such as auxiliary power units (small diesel engines), batteries,
and truck stop electrification to operate heating, air conditioning, and other
services while the main truck engine is off.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I hope this is useful.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Rodney Sobin</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Office of Small Business Assistance</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Virginia</span></font> Department of Environmental Quality</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Postal: </span></font>P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218-1105</p>
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10.0pt'>Street: </span></font>629 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219-2429</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Tel. 804-698-4382 fax 804-698-4264 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>rsobin@deq.virginia.gov </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>________________________________________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>DEQ Innovative Technology <a
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10.0pt'>DEQ Distributed Energy Resources <a
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Environmental Assistance for Small Businesses <a
href="http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba">http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba</a> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: discuss-bounces@ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@ghgnetwork.org] On
Behalf Of Raphael Stevens<br>
Sent: </span></font>Monday, February 25, 2008 11:21 AM<br>
To: discuss@ghgnetwork.org<br>
Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the </span></font>US.
Anyone can</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>help ? </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request,</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Best regards,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Raphael</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Raphaël Stevens</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>GHG Analyst</span></font></p>
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