Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
As reported in today's New York Times, responding to the Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to declare CO2 and other greenhouse gases as an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act which...
Posted by Roland Hwang in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Today GM announced Bob Lutz, their 76-year-old GM product development chief and vice chairman, would retire by end of this year. When it comes to the environment, Bob Lutz's legacy is shaped by two, somewhat paradoxical ways. The quote that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
