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Saving Money and the Environment by Changing The Way You Drive
June 9, 2008 – 7:10 pm | 2 Comments

Saving Money and the Environment by Changing The Way You Drive

Today, NPR had an interesting story about “Hypermilers”, a group of people who try and get every last bit of distance out of each gallon of gas they use in their cars. In an …

Is the Hummer Doomed?
June 4, 2008 – 10:41 am | One Comment

Is the Hummer Doomed?

Photo by POPOEVER.
The New York Times reports today that the Hummer, that vehicle which has drawn the wrath of environmentalists and spawned websites like FUH2, might become a thing of the past. That’s because …

The End of Suburbia
February 21, 2008 – 2:30 pm | No Comment

The End of Suburbia

Via Dot Earth.

A Systems Approach for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
December 21, 2007 – 1:05 pm | One Comment

A Systems Approach for Reducing Greenhouse Gases

Photo by mocodragon.
While the fuel economy standards in the latest energy bill are a welcome first step, giving us some relief from stagnation in fuel economy from vehicle fleet, the California approach, which treats greenhouse …

California Dreaming
December 20, 2007 – 2:35 pm | 2 Comments

California Dreaming

Photo by mj*laflaca
In 2002 the National Academy of Sciences wrote a report suggesting a modest raise in new car fuel efficiency – from 28 miles per gallon to around 32 – was justified. The Bush …

Increasing Fuel Efficiency Is Good, But It’s Not Everything
December 18, 2007 – 5:48 pm | 2 Comments

Increasing Fuel Efficiency Is Good, But It’s Not Everything

Legislation passed by Congress to raise fuel effiency is a welcome first step. Photo by Storm Crypt.
As an engineer working in the field of sustainable transport I am very excited about the latest efforts …

Raising Fuel Efficiency
December 10, 2007 – 2:21 pm | One Comment

Raising Fuel Efficiency

Photo by gisleh from Flickr.
On Friday, the US House of Representative voted 235-181 to approve a major energy bill that would substantially raise fuel efficiency standards for the first time since 1975 when the OPEC …

How to Debunk the Junk
June 7, 2007 – 2:26 pm | 2 Comments

How to Debunk the Junk

Bigger isn’t always better. Photo by powebooktrance.
Recently CNW Marketing Research, an Oregon-based automotive research group, published a paper making the audacious claim that the Hummer is actually more energy efficient than the Prius. …

Ford Creates New Post – Vice President for Sustainability
April 24, 2007 – 9:53 am | One Comment

Ford Creates New Post – Vice President for Sustainability

Are Times Changing in Detroit?
On Monday, The New York Times reported that Ford Motor’s chief executive acknowledged the link between greenhouse gases and global warming and vowed to respond to the threat of a heating …