Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
"If you do what you've always done, you get what you've always gotten." -Tony Robbins When you think about transportation issues, what's the first thing that comes to mind? High gas prices and troubled bridges. There was the "bridge to...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
I'm sick of it.There's a new campaign with a bumper sticker slogan that's attracting a lot of attention because it offers easy solutions to our oil-addiction woes. You may have seen it: Drill here, drill now, pay less. Sheer deception....continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
You did it! Just a couple of months ago NRDC launched a campaign with eight other groups to pressure Toyota to change their position opposing a substantial boost to federal fuel economy standards (35 mpg by 2020). We made...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Driving a mere thirty miles around the Beltway (in my nifty hybrid car, no less) to visit my parents on Thanksgiving will be a snap compared to what many people face. Rising prices for airlines and hotels have spoiled the...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
The boost of fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 got another endorsement today, this time from the popular mayor of New York City, Democrat-turned-Republican Michael Bloomberg. The New York Times reports on the speech he gave...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Think the world's largest automaker is feeling the heat yet?NRDC joined eight other groups in launching a big campaign to persuade Toyota to shift their position on policy by splitting from GM and others who oppose a reasonable Senate bill...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
For those of us concerned about oil security and global warming, it's easy to become frustrated with the trend-line for auto fuel-efficiency of the past couple of decades. Here's what I'm talking about: But take a look at the left-hand side...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
So far more than 5000 of you have taken action, sending messages to Toyota urging them to be consistent by backing green policy as well as green products like the Prius.They've noticed, and a spokesperson has posted a blog entry which tells...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Last week, the price of a barrel of oil reached historic levels -- $80 a barrel – as concerns about Hurricane Humberto’s impact on America’s refining capacity hit Wall Street.The ever increasing price of oil illustrates how vulnerable we are...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
That's the most noteworthy portion of the report issued by this advisory committee, composed mostly of industry reps and established in 1946 by President Truman.Increasing standards for vehicle efficiency is the first and best of a slew of recommendations. In...continued→
