Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
It’s not often the main automaker lobbying association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM), and NRDC find themselves on the same side of an issue. Usually, we are fighting about stricter fuel economy and CO2 pollution standards. But we do...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
This year, every monthly auto sales report has brought gloomy news for the Detroit Big 3. Unfortunately for the past two decades, the Detroit Big 3 CEOs have been living in a virtual “state of denial” regarding oil prices and...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Solving Global Warming
The oil companies and their allies have been claiming that gasoline prices will go up under the global warming bill currently being debated in Congress, Climate Security Act of 2008 (CSA). However, not surprisingly they fail to point out that...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Solving Global Warming
We at NRDC will sorely miss Professor Alex Farrell, who died at his home in San Francisco last Sunday. Alex worked with a number of NRDC staff, helping to guide and inspire our thinking on innovative environmental policies. Although only 46, Alex made...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
This election season, the issue of “just words” has been hotly debated. Do words like “zero emissions” matter when it comes to solving pollution problems? Of course. But equally as important are the facts. To the environment, “zero emissions” are...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On Leap Day, EPA announced a giant leap of logic. EPA finally released its explanation for denying California permission to implement its landmark Clean Cars program to cut global warming pollution from tailpipes. EPA’s claim that California does not meet...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, my colleague, Nathanael Greene, blogged on the implications of two articles that appeared in Science Magazine that highlight the risks of expanding biofuels without the proper standards and safeguards. As Nathanael correctly points out the issue of carbon emissions from land use...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil
Does a SUV that emits more than twice as much pollution as the greenest car deserve to be called the “green” car of the year? In a controversial decision last Thursday at the LA Auto Show, the Green Car Journal...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
GM is on a roll again, a green PR roll. But does the sum of the company's technology strategy add up to viable business strategy in a world going green? Even if you take GM at its word, that it...continued→
