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Clean Energy Cities Could Make the GM/Segway and Bicyclists Flourish

April 7, 2009

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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gmsegway, smartercities, transportation, transportationbill

If the GM/Segway P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) vehicle were zipping around my neighborhood right now, I would expect to see it in the bicycle lane on 6th Avenue. The experimental two-seat electric vehicle isn't ready to join cars and trucks...continued

Waxman-Markey: Putting America on the Road to a Clean Energy Transportation Future

April 6, 2009

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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fueleconomystandards, globalwarming, lowcarbonfuelstandard, oildependence, smartercities, transportation, vehicles

The transportation sector is second largest source of global warming pollution in the US (contributing about a third of total emissions) and it consumes two-thirds of our daily oil demand. Those two facts make it essential to act now to...continued

Fuels Emissions Cap and Low Carbon Fuel Standard Are Key Parts of House Climate Proposal

April 1, 2009

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
CAFE, energyandclimate2009, fueleconomystandards, globalwarming, lowcarbonfuelstandard, oildependence, transportation

Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee proposed essential policies for cleaning up our fuel supply and reducing our dependence on oil. The proposal includes transportation fuels under an economy-wide cap and establishes a complementary, performance-based low carbon fuel standard....continued