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 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→
