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'Green News Report' - January 19, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: India, Fracking, West Virginia, Epa, Conservation, Coal, CAFE Standards, Pipeline, Canada, Soot, Video, 2012 Presidential Election, Africa, Gas Mileage, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, Coral Reefs, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Hawaii, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pesticides, Nasa, Economy, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Methane, Rick Perry, Tar Sands, Cookstoves, Colony Collapse Disorder, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Air Pollution, Global Warming Deniers, Bees, Bats, Subsidies, State Department, Texas, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Wind Power, Whales, China, Ken Salazar, Sea Shepherd, Jerry Brown, Koch Brothers, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: White Hou...

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For Detroit, Size Matters: Will Automakers Latch on to Loopholes and Undercut New Emissions Rules?

Dan Becker | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Epa, Autos, Gas Prices, Hybrids, Foreign Cars, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Gas Mileage, Green Cars, Suvs, Global Warming, Trucks, CAFE Standards, Nhtsa, Detroit, Obama, Emissions, Detroit News

The Obama administration has proposed rules that would determine how far 2025 cars go on a gallon of gas. Surprisingly, though, auto companies can dictate how successful the program will be. This presents Detroit with an unusual challenge.

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'Green News Report' - November 17, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Department of Defense, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, CAFE Standards, Drought, Video, Conservatives, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Fossil Fuels, Steven Chu, Climate Science, Julia Gillard, Gop, Diana DeGette, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Fuel Economy, Fred Upton, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, Henry Waxman, Barack Obama, Cliff Stearns, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Joe Barton, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Political...

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Are The New 54 MPG Standards Attainable?

| Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cafe Vehicle Standards, Car Fuel Standards, Mpg, Fuel Efficiency, Cafe Fuel Efficiency Standards, CAFE Standards, u.s. Vehicle Standards, Green-Technology, Fuel Economy Standards, Video, Green News

By Mark Fischetti (Click here for original article.) A new car in 2025 will go twice as far on a gallon of gasoline than a 2012 model does now, if...

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Obama Administration Proposes Doubling Auto Fuel Economy By 2025

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Cars, Fuel Economy, Video, Obama Fuel Efficiency, CAFE Standards, Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Economy Standards, Clean Economy, Green News

By John Crawley WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per g...

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Accelerating Away From Oil

Margie Alt | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: White House, Fossil Fuels, Epa, Environment, Oil, Cars, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, CAFE Standards, Green News

The car companies support the new standards. The people who build the cars support the new standards. Let's make sure we get them in place as soon as possible. It's time to start moving to get America off oil.

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The New CAFE Standards Are Good, But We'll Still Be Drinking Oil

Jigar Shah | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Oil Addiction, Oil Dependency, CAFE Standards, Oil Dependence, Green News

While I commend the Obama administration and 13 automakers for boosting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy of cars and light-duty trucks sold in the U.S., it is only a baby step toward solving our real problem: oil addiction.

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GOP Launches Investigation Into Obama's Fuel Economy Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Automakers, Fueld Economy Standards, Fuel Economy, Toyota, Debt Ceiling, Chrysler, Darrell Issa, Gm, Obama Administration, 112th Congress, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, CAFE Standards, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has launched an investigation into whether the Obama administration violated administrative law by holding ...

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Jerry Brown Makes Some Moves

William Bradley | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Solar Energy, Anne Gust Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Renewable Energy, Goodwin Liu, Gray Davis, CAFE Standards, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles News

Brown had been remarkably quiet since signing the state budget at the end of June, even by the terms of his rather quiet new/renewed governorship. He returned on July 22nd with a burst of activity.

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Driven to Change

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Fuel Economy, Chevy Volt, Energy Independence, Chrysler, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Nancy Pelosi, Epa, Electric Cars, Oil, Climate Change, Ford, Barack Obama, Global Warming, CAFE Standards, Politics News

Today, President Obama announced the latest phase of fuel economy standards, moving to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. These standards strike at the heart of the oil cartel that has held America in a stranglehold for decades.

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OMB puts its thumb on the scale against the environment

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

The Office of Management and Budget's effort runs counter to the administration's strong and positive agenda on energy efficiency, renewable energy and the environment in general.

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Rounding GM's Square Wheels

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, GM Bankruptcy, Epa, Microsoft, Green, Cars, Pollution, CAFE Standards, Barack Obama, Auto Bailout, Voldemort, Oil Addiction, Apple, General Motors, Toyota Prius, Cash for Clunkers, Climate Change, Gas Guzzlers, Hummer, Global Warming, Green News

Moving belatedly into the 21st century, General Motors now has an opportunity to find a permanent chief who understands the new business environment, as well as the environment itself.

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Cap-and-Trade Versus the Alternatives for U.S. Climate Policy

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Market-Based Environmental Policies, New Source Review, Carbon Tax, National Journal, Endangerment Finding, Regulation, Obama Administration, Hamilton Project, Global Climate Policy, Japan, CAFE Standards, Sulfur Dioxide, Cap-and-Trade, Environmental Politics, Ozone Depleting Substances, RECLAIM Program, Leaded Gasoline, Waxman-Markey, Green News

One of the key merits of the cap-and-trade approach is that the program can provide cost-effectiveness, while achieving meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions levels.

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Will the Electric Volt Recharge GM?

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gm, Chevrolet Volt, Global-Warming-Bob-Lutz, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, General Motors, Auto Industry, CAFE Standards, Electric Cars, Home News

The EV1 car's torquey, smooth performance is unlike the halting, wimpy ride of my beloved Prius. Can I say -- it's electrifying?

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Government Assisted Suicide? GM Goes Bankrupt

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gm, Electric Cars, Chrysler Bankruptcy, GM Bankruptcy, Shai Agassi, CAFE Standards, Business News

Shai Agassi's goal to take whole countries and turn them into electric vehicle only countries just might happen.

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Cash For Clunkers - Coming to a Dealer Near You

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit, Automakers, Cash for Clunkers, Mpg, Congress, CAFE Standards, Mileage, Green News

The Senate passed a bill yesterday containing the Cash for Clunker (CFC) program allocating $1 billion for the program as the House did last week.

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10 Things You Need To Know About The New Fuel Standards

keithhennessey.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future Fuel, Future of Fuel, Future of Fuels, CAFE Standards, Green News

There is not yet much data available on the President's CAFE announcement. Luckily, we have a huge base of analysis that the National Highway Traffic...

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The New Auto Fuel-Efficiency Standards -- Going Beyond the Headlines

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Politics, Regulation, Gas Tax, CAFE Standards, Green News

While the new federal standards proposed by Obama can be one small step along the path to meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, they are inferior to other possible approaches.

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Vehicle Hydrogen Fuel Cells Killed

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Is there a White House technology double-standard, is it Obama-ish realism or are oil companies lobbying as they must to keep their black gold from turning into clean, abundant hydrogen?

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Green News Report - May 19, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Green, Green News, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund, Green News Report, Justice Department, CAFE Standards, President Obama, Green Living, Green News

In Today's Audio Report: One step forward and two steps back for Obama and the Democrats -- the changing political climate of climate change politics....

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EPA & Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Sandra Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Epa, Biofuels, CAFE Standards, Clean Air Act, Greenhouse Gases, Ethanol, Green News

The goal of both EPA and industry should be better biofuels and not necessarily more biofuels. This can be accomplished in partnership from industry and the scientific community.

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T. Boone Pickens Thinks Obama Will Fall for the Pickens Plan

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: T. Boone Pickens, Energy Policy, Economic Stimulus Package, Natural Gas, Green, Natural Gas Vehicles, Global Warming, Energy, CAFE Standards, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Green News

T. Boone Pickens thinks our best shots to reduce dependence on foreign oil are plug-ins and natural gas vehicles. As is often the case, he is half-right.

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Enviros Fuming Over Use Of "Green" Auto Money

usatoday.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Automaker Bailout, Pollution, Green Cars, CAFE Standards, Green News

Environmental groups are disappointed that money put aside to aid automakers to produce more fuel-efficient cars is now going to fund their operations...

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Apparently, It's the Government's Fault Detroit Is Bankrupt

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gm, Japanese Auto Sales, Rick Wagoner, Ford, US Auto Sales Rate, Jim Collins, Toyota, Honda, Wall Street Journal, CAFE Standards, Chrysler, Nissan, Auto Sales, Good to Great, Detroit Bailout, Suburu, Barack Obama, Business News

We're seeing an amazing act of willful ignorance here. The predicament that Detroit has found itself in is an American business tragedy. Let's not make it worse by lying to ourselves.

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EPA's 2009 Top Ten; Dodge's Hemi Hybrids Tout mpg; New Corvette "on Indefinite Hold"

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas-Electric Hybrid Technology, 24 Hours of LeMans, Hemi Hybrids, 12 Hours of Sebring, Epa, Dodge Viper, Cars, Nurburgring, Gas/Electric Hybrid, CAFE Standards, Supercharger, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid, General Motors, Toyota Yaris, Toyota Prius, Hybrid SUVs, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, Chevrolet, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Gm, Detroit Three, Lamborghini Estoque Hyrbid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Green Car of the Year, Smart ForTwo, Chrysler Suv, Bmw, Jetta SportWagen Diesel, Chevrolet Corvette, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta Diesel, Kumon, Murcielago, Green News

How serious are the problems facing the Detroit Three? This serious: General Motors' Chevrolet Division has put the next-generation Corvette, the C7, on indefinite hold.

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