Fuel Economy Standards

Now Is The Time To Keep The Pressure On By Increasing Fuel Economy Standards

Mark Cooper | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green


Mark Cooper

Now that the speculative bubble in commodities has burst and with the global economy moving into recession, crude oil and gasoline prices are plummeting.

2009 Fuel Economy Guide: Prius Takes #1, Again

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

The EPA has just published... The 2009 Fuel Economy Guide. Hybrids swept the top four spots this time, with the 2009 Toyota Prius ranking as the most fuel efficient car.

Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

Sarah Palin's Empty Promise

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green


Simran Sethi

Encouraging the auto industry to adhere to higher standards and pursue hybrid technology will reduce our dependence on all oil. Drill, baby, drill? No. Think, baby, think.

Texas Two Step

Carl Pope | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Carl Pope

Yesterday Bush made it abundantly clear that McCain has joined his camp by ratifying what both Cheney and McCain said in the past two days -- it's time to give the oil industry what it wants.

The $4 Moment

Carl Pope | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Carl Pope

San Francisco -- National gasoline prices hit $4/gallon last week.  And the last of the auto industry's chickens came home to roost. General Moto...

Stunning Climate Double-Talk From McCain Campaign

Joseph Romm | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


Joseph Romm

The McCain campaign seriously undermines its claim that the Arizona Senator could successfully take on the global warming threat.

Energy Bill: Crumbs or Loaves?

Judy Dugan | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics


Judy Dugan

Oil companies don't have to pay a penny or change any of their ways, but at least we consumers will do our part, being required to switch to low-energy lightbulbs by 2012.

Two Critical (But Tentative) Green Victories Hang in the Balance

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Harvey Wasserman

Every passing moment renders nuke power significantly less competitive with advancing green technologies. Despite all the "nuclear renaissance" hype, no new reactors will be built without taxpayers footing the bill.

A Really Big Step Forward

Carl Pope | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Carl Pope

The energy bill that the House passed today is a dramatic pivot away from the failed energy policies of the past and sets the stage for the Senate to flip the switch on America's new energy future.

Senate Republicans Filibuster Energy Bill

Washington Post | Steven Mufson and Jonathan Weisman | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes this morning to close debate on the energy bill passed by the House yesterday, setting the scene for a ...

How Our Youth is Forcing Congress to Vote Green

Jessy Tolkan | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


Jessy Tolkan

Our country's dirty energy consumption and greenhouse gas pollution is embarrassing. We don't need to argue over whether 15% of our electricity comes from clean energy- we need to make sure that 100% of it does.

House Approves First Increase In Fuel Efficiency Standards In 3 Decades

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


The House approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades Thursday as part of an energy bill that also...

NYT's Tom Friedman is Wrong on Global 'Weirding'

Joseph Romm | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


Joseph Romm

The people we are waiting for are the politican leaders. Everyone else needed to solve the global warming problem has been around for a while.

Dan Becker's Moment

Carl Pope | Posted 12.03.2007 | Home


Carl Pope

For the first time in more than 30 years, both houses of Congress are poised to pass legislation that would increase fuel efficiency from cars, trucks...

The Greenwash: Why Not, Toyota?

Ben Jervey | Posted 11.24.2007 | Business


Ben Jervey

Toyota's been rather embroiled of late in a bit of controversy over their stance on federal fuel economy standards.

Toyota's Green Bubble Bursting?

Laurie David | Posted 10.09.2007 | Business


Laurie David

Toyota is careening toward becoming the most hypocritical car company on the planet by aggressively opposing desperately needed higher U.S. fuel economy standards.