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CAFE Society? The Green Skeptic on FOX Business
I sat down with Stuart Varney & Company on FOX Business this morning to talk about the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards proposed by the Obama administration. My take: I think better fuel economy is a good thing. Here is the video: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com I'm a free-market guy and don't... [read more]
At 60 MPG, U.S. Automakers and Workers Can Lead World in Vehicle Manufacturing
During his most recent weekly address, President Obama stated that the U.S. can “out-innovate and out-compete” the rest of the world by investing in and adopting clean energy. The President can realize this vision and grow good jobs in the U.S. automotive industry by setting standards that reach 60 miles per gallon (mpg) by... [read more]
energyNOW! Interview: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
energyNOW! anchor Thalia Assuras sits down for a one-on-one meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The Obama Administration has put forward ambitious proposals to upgrade America’s planes, trains, and automobiles: high-speed railways, a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, and the expansion of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel efficiency standards. [read more]
How American Ingenuity Can Reduce Our Pain at the Gas Pump: Part 1
How can we reduce our pain at the gasoline pump, clean up the air, and spark American ingenuity? This week, leaders from industry, government, and non-governmental organizations gathered in the nation’s Capital to see how we can move from our gas guzzling vehicles to electric-drive vehicles that use little to no gas. The conference... [read more]
How American Ingenuity Can Reduce Our Pain at the Gas Pump: Part 2
In this blog (Part 2 of 2), I take a swing at describing ways that electric-drive vehicles can help reduce our pain at the gasoline pump, benefit our economy, and clean up our air. Yesterday, Secretary LaHood of the U.S. Department of Energy spoke at the Electric-Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) Conference and the progress... [read more]
Radio Interview on Rising Gas Prices
Following my recent article in the Washington Post on Five Myths About Gas Prices, I received several inquires for additional commentary on the story. Below is an interview that I did with KSL NewsRadio in Utah that allowed me to expand upon the points from the Washington Post article (as I also did in an expanded version of the story).... [read more]
Editorials Defending The EPA
The pro-pollution, anti-science crowd continues to press its attack on clean air, clean water, and a livable climate for our children. These attacks are so far out of the mainstream that many newspapers have spoken out. [read more]
A Focus on USA Energy Policy – On Target?
It was a curious time in Washington DC last week. While the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted against three amendments on the validity of climate change science and its potential future impact, some 400 other people were meeting close to the Capitol at the IETA (International Emissions Trading Association) Carbon Forum... [read more]
Greening our Cars and Trucks
Want to help reduce U.S. oil dependence, cut dangerous carbon pollution and save money at the gas pump? Providing Americans with more choices of clean, high-efficiency cars and trucks is vital to reaching those goals. We must also focus on how we fuel our vehicles. Fortunately, we know the policies—and in some cases are implementing them... [read more]
White House Announces New Clean Car and Truck Peace Treaty
Almost exactly a year after the historic clean car peace treaty of last May, President Obama today announced two major new steps to reduce America’s carbon pollution and oil dependence. The president instructed the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, working closely... [read more]
Game changer, Part 2: Why unconventional natural gas makes the 2020 Waxman-Markey target so damn easy and cheap to meet
In Part 1: Is there a lot more natural gas than previously thought? I asserted it now appears likely that, thanks to unconventional supplies, natural gas alone could meet a great deal of the Waxman-Markey CO2 target for 2020 — without requiring gobs of new power plants to be sited and built or thousands of miles of new transmission... [read more]
An unbiased look at the rebound effect
About a week ago I did a 15 minute benefit-cost analysis of new CAFE rules. Here is a key part of it:Concerning new fuel economy rules ...: The administration says its plan will save 1.8 billion barrels of oil and cut 992 million tons of global-warming gases over the program's lifetime.If the price of a barrel of oil is about $100 "over... [read more]
Don’t bother, they’re heeeeere.
The clowns, that is. In researching and writing about energy and environmental issues, there are times when I want to scream and beat the walls with my fists until they’re bloody. And thanks to our friends in the automotive business, today provided yet another example of the towering idiocy that sends me into such virtual rages. What am... [read more]
Breaking news — A real energy plan for America: Efficiency now, 10% renewables by 2012, and one million plug-in hybrids by 2015
Senator Barack Obama has fulfilled the promise of his earlier climate plan with a detailed and comprehensive “New Energy for America” plan. He will be giving a major speech on this plan at 11 a.m. EST. in Lansing, Michigan. This is easily the best energy plan ever put forward by a nominee of either party: Increase Fuel Economy... [read more]
A leap through the looking glass
I’ve seen weirder news days than today, but not many and not by much. To recap the highlights: GM’s June sales dropped 8.3 percent vs. June 2007, and that was so much better than the expected drop (-19%) as well as the results from Ford (-19%) and Toyota (-12%), that the company’s stock spiked by 15%. Of course, it would be impolite to... [read more]
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