Luke Tonachel's Blog
About
- Bio:
When I was 10 years old, my parents loaded me and my siblings into the family station wagon headed west from Massachusetts. We spent the whole summer visiting the beautiful parks around the country and visiting far-flung extended family. I remember hiking the Grand Canyon and crossing the Mohave Desert sitting on black vinyl seats without air conditioning. Ouch.
After college, I kept traveling. As an engineering officer on a Navy cruiser, I got hands-on experience with large propulsion plants and energy systems. On bridge watches, I was awed by vastness, power and tranquil beauty of the ocean. After the navy, I joined a software company for a while but grew restless for a focus on environmental stewardship and I returned to school to study environmental policy-making.
Since joining NRDC in 2004, I’ve been focused on the environmental impact of our mobility. I am working on ways to promote cleaner and more efficient car and truck technologies so that as we and future generations travel to visit the earth’s beautiful places in the future, they are still there to see.
- Roots in:
- New England, New York, West Coast
- Favorite place:
- A healthy ocean beach or a lush, quiet forest
Recent Blog Posts
- Drilling is Not the Answer: Save Oil FASTER with Realistic Car Fuel Economy Standards (July 14, 2008)
- As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Administration should stop dragging its feet on fuel economy standards (July 1, 2008)
- Cool New Car Sticker Shows Which Are Cleanest (May 8, 2008)
- California Tells Automakers to Bring Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles to the Showroom (March 30, 2008)
- Plug In for Clean Air (February 26, 2008)
- Plug-ins: The Next Generation of Hybrids (January 14, 2008)
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