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The Beach Boys Redux: Muscle Cars and National Security: The Wall Street Journal wants to “drill, baby, drill.” But when it comes to fuel economy, it’s “<a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified May 28, 2009 04:24 PM — filed under: fuel economy, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, transportation, automobile, Wall Street Journal, oil drilling, oil, Daniel Henninger, cars, policy, politics, fossil fuels — Relevance: 1%
Cash for Clunkers, Here and There: The U.S. Congress is not the only (or first) group considering cash-for-clunkers programs. Similar incentives are underway on the other side of the big pond. by erica — last modified Apr 24, 2009 03:48 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, cars, economics, automakers, Dianne Feinstein, automobile, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers, economy — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Gas Prices Impact Miles Driven … Finally!: The increase in gasoline prices is a drag — no question. But there is a silver lining. During the 1990s and the early part of this decade, cheap gasoline ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:13 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, Statistically Speaking, cars, gasoline, statistically speaking, traffic — Relevance: 1%
China's New Car: Plug In, Turn On, Drive Out: Back in the ‘50s, a strange little car from Germany suddenly appeared -- the Beetle. No way, we thought, could Germany compete with Detroit. We were wrong. Now ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:27 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, business, automobile, automakers, electric cars, plug-in hybrids, cars — Relevance: 1%
When Is Greenwashing at Play?: Green is in. No question that is a good thing. But how can we tell true green from "greenwashing"? Some years back I was accused of aiding and abetting a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:13 PM — filed under: carbon footprint, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, consumers, business, oil company, cars, energy, corn ethanol, automakers, George W. Bush, oil, California, climate change, greenwashing, corporations — Relevance: 1%
Statistical Grok: Carbon Savings at Home -- A Little Can Go a Long Way: Recently a Chicago Tribune reporter asked me how consumers could get the most bang for their "green" buck. Specifically, which changes in household ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM — filed under: carbon footprint, transportation, Statistically Speaking, cars, statistically speaking, green living, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Looking to WWII Lessons to Fight Climate Change: Lester Brown's Plan 3.0: Lester Brown, founder and president of the <a class="external-link" href="http://www.earthpolicy.org/">Earth Policy Institute</a>, spoke at <a ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:36 PM — filed under: World War II, climate change, greenhouse gases, global warming, cars, carbon dioxide emissions, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, wind — Relevance: 1%
Fuel Efficiency Revisited: For many Americans, summer means road trips. But with fuel costs on the rise, whether or not this year's vacation fits into the budget is up for question. ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 11:49 AM — filed under: fuel economy, cars, greenwashing, transportation — Relevance: 1%
With Gas Pump Crunch, Is Oil Shale to the 'Rescue'?: Supply and demand: the current oil crunch provides a refresher course on these market drivers. As rising demand for petroleum has begun to outstrip supply, ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 02:09 PM — filed under: oil shale, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, transportation, cars, gasoline, oil drilling, oil — Relevance: 1%
Cash for Clunkers Bill Could Be a Clunker: Rahm Emanuel said: “You never want to waste a serious crisis.” In other words, use the momentum of addressing one crisis to advance other important policy ... by erica — last modified Apr 23, 2009 04:38 PM — filed under: fuel economy, U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), automobile, Dianne Feinstein, cars, transportation, Betty Sutton, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
Cash-for-Clunkers Agreement: Still Not Ready for Prime Time: Congress has been kicking around the idea of paying people to scrap their old cars and buy new, more fuel-efficient ones. On May 5, Democratic lawmakers and ... by erica — last modified May 08, 2009 05:35 PM — filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, climate change, legislation, global warming, cars, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
The Road to 21st Century Transportation: The way Americans are getting from point A to point B is changing. It is not yet clear how the government will respond. by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:16 PM — filed under: oil, transportation, legislation, cars, economics, gasoline, mass transit, public transportation, tax — Relevance: 1%
Biofuels Can Be Electrifying: It was a bad week for ethanol. First EPA proposed disqualifying corn ethanol as a renewable fuel (see yesterday's Grok <a class="external-link" ... by erica — last modified Aug 27, 2009 10:14 AM — filed under: science, fossil fuels, transportation, automobile, corn ethanol, gasoline, electric cars, cellulosic ethanol, cars, carbon dioxide emissions, renewables, biofuels, research — Relevance: 1%
Obama Steers American Cars Into the 21st Century: When it comes to fuel economy standards, it’s a rare sight to see the automobile industry and the environmental community together on the same platform. But ... by erica — last modified May 19, 2009 04:40 PM — filed under: fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions, Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), Statistically Speaking, automobile, automakers, cars, transportation, carbon dioxide emissions — Relevance: 1%
Update on Cash for Clunkers, Fence-sitters, and Then Vacate: That Cash for Clunkers program is doing a lot better than I had predicted. by erica — last modified Aug 07, 2009 12:41 PM — filed under: fuel economy, transportation, consumers, cars, Waxman-Markey climate bill, climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Cash for Clunkers Wrap-Up: With the Cash for Clunkers program scheduled to end on Monday, here’s a sneak peek of its net impact on the nation’s fuel consumption and carbon dioxide ... by wendy — last modified Sep 11, 2009 05:11 PM — filed under: transportation, cars, legislation, carbon dioxide emissions, Cash for Clunkers — Relevance: 1%
Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street: Thinking of an urban stroll to clear the head, move those bones, and take in a breath of fresh air? Be careful that noxious car exhaust doesn’t put a dent in ... by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 03:28 PM — filed under: science, air quality, air pollution, cars, research, particulate matter, traffic, automobile, Environmental Protection Agency, transportation, pollution — Relevance: 1%
Lovins Sees Bright, Efficient Future: <a class="external-link" href="http://nicholas.duke.edu/deanseries">Lecturing</a> at Duke University last week, physicist Amory Lovins predicted the end of our ... by erica — last modified Nov 09, 2009 12:25 PM — filed under: Amory Lovins, electricity, climate change, energy, automakers, automobile, global warming, electric cars, integrated design, electric vehicle, energy efficiency, cars, Duke Environment and Society Lecture — Relevance: 1%

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