Advances in car design and technology are yielding cleaner cars and more options for drivers, including electric cars, hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Recently announced fuel efficiency standards to deliver almost 55 mpg by 2025 will free drivers from high gas prices, reduce America’s dependence on oil and curb dangerous pollution. These higher standards will also ensure the American auto industry gets back to work creating innovative cars and leading the world in advanced vehicle manufacturing.
Posted May 10, 2013 by David Doniger in Curbing Pollution, Solving Global Warming
Carbon dioxide concentrations have hit 400 parts per million for the first time in at least three million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. That’s 40 percent more than the CO2 level in the air at the start...continued→
Posted April 25, 2013 by Luke Tonachel in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
A broad group of citizens and other stakeholders are calling on the U.S. EPA to act now to reduce smog pollution caused by cars and light trucks. In Philadelphia on April 24th, EPA heard resounding support as it began...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Roland Hwang in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, U.S. Law and Policy
It’s not a surprise that EPA and the oil industry disagree about the cost of cleaning up gasoline to meet proposed “Tier 3” low sulfur standards. EPA estimates less than a penny a gallon but the oil industry claims 6...continued→
Posted April 11, 2013 by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
If your child has asthma or if your parent suffers from heart disease or if you are one of the millions of Americans who value clean air, then the Senate confirmation hearing for Gina McCarthy on Thursday will be of...continued→
Posted March 29, 2013 by Luke Tonachel in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil
In a step forward that will help Americans breathe easier, the U.S. EPA today proposed long-awaited standards to clean up gasoline and cut smog-forming pollution from cars and light trucks. Now the EPA should complete the process of making the...continued→
Posted March 15, 2013 by Luke Tonachel in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
New cars and trucks are poised to set new records in fuel efficiency according to the latest Fuel Economy Trends report from the EPA. When all the data is crunched, EPA expects the model year 2012 average to reach 23.8...continued→
Posted March 12, 2013 by Max Baumhefner in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
A Wall Street Journal Op-Ed by Bjorn Lomborg, “Green Cars Have a Dirty Little Secret,” argues that even though driving on electricity emits half as much pollution as driving on gasoline, it never makes up for the additional energy it...continued→
Posted March 5, 2013 by Max Baumhefner in Curbing Pollution, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
By Felix Kramer* and Max Baumhefner When it comes to consumer products, environmentalists generally don’t encourage people to buy new and buy now. But that’s what we're about to do because electric cars are significantly cleaner than gasoline vehicles, and...continued→
Posted February 16, 2013 by Max Baumhefner in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Over the past few days, a debate has unfolded between the start-up electric vehicle company, Telsa, and the New York Times on the subject of a test drive that ended with the car running out of juice. Telsa has released...continued→
Posted February 6, 2013 by Rob Perks in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil
Beep-beep! Honk! Screeeeech! Ugh. No matter where we live we all hate traffic. But all gridlock is not created equally -- some places have it worse than others. Washington, D.C., where I work, is known for its particularly bad commute. Indeed,...continued→
