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By John Addison (original post in Clean Fleet Report ) For the fifth consecutive year, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new cars and light duty trucks. Average CO2 emissions have decreased by 39 grams ...
Energy/Transportation
United States
CO2
Energy Efficiency
by Richard T. Stuebi Jim Halloran, a financial analyst of the oil/gas industry now with Russell Energy Advisors at Financial America Securities , recently sent along to his various contacts something he came up with called "The Immutable Principles of Energy". I liked it, and thought it was ...
Energy/Transportation
By John Addison (original post Clean Fleet Report ) The electric car will facilitate the smart grid and a renewable energy charging infrastructure. The electric car will help make the smart grid relevant to consumers. Right now most cars use inefficient engines fueled with gasoline or diesel. ...
Energy/Transportation
by Richard T. Stuebi Unlike some other environmental issues, there is virtually no controversy or skepticism about the perils of mercury in the environment. Not only has mercury been known for centuries to be highly poisonous, it’s also increasingly linked to other physiological ills, ...
Energy/Transportation
Mercury
Thomas Friedman, one of my favorite authors, had an editorial this week entitled, " America must lead in energy technology ". As with most of his recent writings and speeches, it's targeted around the thesis of his Hot, Flat and Crowded book, which basically argues that a combination of climate ...
Energy/Transportation
Tom Vilsack
By John Addison (originally published in the Clean Fleet Report ) By 2020, 219,000 customers of PG&E (NYSE: PCG) may say goodbye to those trips to the gas station. No more spinning dials at the pump – $20.00, $40.00, $80.00, etc. Instead drivers will conveniently plug-in their electric ...
Energy/Transportation
by Richard T. Stuebi Many informed observers consider the inadequacy of clean drinking water to be one of the world’s most serious problems. By some estimates, 20% of the human population lacks access to good water supplies. That’s not to say that these people live nowhere near water: indeed, ...
Energy/Transportation
By John Addison (11/10/09, original post Clean Fleet Report ) The new 2010 model hybrid cars offered in the U.S. are destined to sell with gasoline prices rising. Toyota (TM) dominates the list including new models from Lexus. There are also impressive offerings from Honda (HMC), Ford (F), ...
Energy/Transportation
Toyota
Honda
Ford
Nissan
Hybrid Energy
by Richard T. Stuebi A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article entitled "U.S. Biofuel Boom Running on Empty" , which presented a blistering across-the-board slam on biofuels. Perhaps more interesting than the WSJ article itself was an email reaction I received from a prominent ...
