Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Although it seems like a lifetime, it was just three short weeks ago that NRDC and the American Public Transportation Association sponsored an event at one of the nation’s most impressive train stations, Union Station in Washington, D.C. National Journal...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
"We built a really inefficient environment with the greatest efficiency ever known to man." -- Andy Karsner, Asst Sec for Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy at Department of Energy, as quoted in Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat and Crowded Driving...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Greetings from Washington, D.C., where some policymakers are becoming delusional about energy. Take the recent drop in prices. Some claim that President Bush deserves credit for simply talking. Even more hot air is comes from a small band of Congressmen...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
As the late, great Tim Russert's late, great mentor Senator Moynihan said to an electoral opponent: Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.This applies to Presidents too, but Bush just doesn't get it. As a...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
Hear that sound? It's the shattering of records. Oil prices rose to nearly $140 per barrel in the oil futures market, driving the national average gas price to $4 a gallon for the first time, hitting those with lower incomes...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
Pulling up to the pump nowadays is about as much fun as a trip to the dentist. But is the pain we feel really worse than previous price runups? In a word, yes. The average price of gasoline has...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
As the media picks up on the remarkable events in the Senate earlier tonight, it's worth putting this vote in context. The fuel economy program was put in place in 1975, in reaction to the oil embargoes that many still...continued→
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that Americans are actually changing their habits due to high prices. 58 percent of Americans say they have "cut back significantly" no their driving. Unfortunately, another recent poll finds that our fellow citizens are...continued→
