Posts Tagged ‘GreenhouseGases’

Federal court overturns MPG standards for light trucks

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
The federal government has gotten more interested in greenhouse gases, and as a result there has been a lot of tough talk concerning raised CAFE numbers. Much less time has been devoted to reducing CO2, which is the single largest contributor to global warming. Now that the spotlight is shining squa......

Turn off your AC: Nation’s power grid can handle 180 million EVs

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Although there is a lot of debate about what type of green technology will be the best for our environment and our economy into the future, plug-in hybrids appear to be growing in popularity. One of the concerns with this type of alternative energy vehicle is what will happen to our power grid when ......

California sues 6 carmakers over greenhouse gases

Saturday, August 5th, 2006
Long at the front of environmental efforts, and often ridiculed because of it, California filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against six major automakers today. The allegation is that these automakers have caused millions of dollars worth of spending by the state due to increased greenhouse gases result......