Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On Wednesday, U.S. EPA and DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a public hearing in Detroit on recently proposed, first-ever national limits on global warming pollution from cars and light trucks and strengthened fuel economy requirements. The proposed...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
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→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In his speech to the nation last night, President Obama connected the dots between a healthy, vibrant economy and clean energy. He pointed out that our oil dependence continues to gravely threaten our security and economy, that our ill auto...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today, the Bush Administration announced that it will not issue final fuel economy standards for automobiles, leaving approval to President-elect Obama's administration. This gives the Obama administration an opportunity to move quickly under the nation's clean air and energy laws...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil
Last Friday, I was invited to the Consumer Reports test track to drive some of the cars of the future. It wasn't a typical test scene - no revving engines or the odor of petroleum. With the exception of the...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Efficiency and other clean energy measures are sound investments for the near and long-term. I realize right now that it's hard to believe that sound investments exist. The financial center at Wall Street seems to be crumbling with the news that...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil
The more I look, the more oil savings I find. My latest investigation continues to cast serious doubt on the advice of drilling advocates by turning up 11 times more oil in 2030 than we could extract from the Arctic...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Tens of thousands of plug-in hybrid vehicles will start hitting the roads in 2012 due to last Thursday’s decision by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In an update of the Zero Emission Vehicle program, CARB established plug-in hybrids as...continued→
Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As someone who has been enthusiastically watching and promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, I was concerned that the headline of an article in USA Today (“Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution,” Feb. 26) could lead to misperceptions about the...continued→
