Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I blogged on January 24, 2008 on the National Automobile Dealers Association's (NADA) new report complaining about complying with the California Clean Cars Program. The study makes the following claim: "On a national level, the new federal CAFE standards will...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
I thought I would quickly post some answers to some basic questions that have come up today as the media and others have reacted to the President's announcement today. First, drivers in the states with the California Clean Cars Program will...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
According to reports in the New York Times and Washington Post, President Obama is expected to announce tomorrow (1/26/08) that he will instruct federal agencies to act quickly to grant California a waiver to regulate automobile tailpipe emissions and also to raise fuel...continued→
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
All signs are that the Obama Administration is planning to give California the long-delayed waiver to implement its ground-breaking global warming standards for new motor vehicles. At her confirmation hearing, the new EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, promised to "immediately reconsider...continued→
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→
