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Why, Toyota?

November 7, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
CAFE, cars, energy, fueleconomy, oildependence, toyota

Robert F. Kennedy once asked "You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'"Now Toyota has audaciously -- and expensively -- echoed him in a new ad campaign touting their...continued

Turn the Volume Up: Toyota Should Back Senate Bid to Boost Fuel Economy

October 11, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
autoindustry, CAFE, cars, fueleconomy, fueleconomystandards, toyota

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

Auto Companies, Set the Engineers Free

October 4, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
autoindustry, CAFE, cars, co2, energy, fueleconomy, fueleconomystandards, globalwarming, hybrids, oildependence, toyota

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

Keeping the pressure on Toyota

September 21, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
AAM, autoindustry, boblutz, CAFE, cars, davidpogue, fueleconomy, fueleconomystandards, gasprices, oildependence, toyota

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

How Green Is Toyota?

September 17, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
AAM, autoindustry, CAFE, cars, fueleconomy, fueleconomystandards, oildependence, toyota

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

Deron Lovaas
Deron Lovaas
Federal Transportation Policy Director
Washington, D.C.
I joined NRDC after working for several other conservation groups and Maryland's Environment Department. I...
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