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CAFE news; Obama's speech The logjam is breaking	David Roberts	07 May 2007	Gristmill
It appears that after a long period of haggling -- involving the bizarre tableau of Republican Ted Stevens pushing for tougher regulations -- the Senate Commerce Committee is ready to cough up a bill that would raise CAFE standards to 35mpg by 2019 (35mpg across the fleet, including light trucks). The committee is expected to vote through the proposal tomorrow; that would lead to the first floor vote on CAFE since 2002, and if passed, the first fuel-economy boost in ...
Topics: Barack Obama, cars, energy, ethanol, fuel efficiency, green living, politics (all these topics)

Barack Tease Obama pledges to save the civilized world with baby steps		23 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Barack Tease Obama pledges to save the civilized world with baby steps "This is our generation's moment to save future generations from global catastrophe," declared Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in a speech on Friday. He heralded a "grassroots effort to make America greener and end the tyranny of oil." And just as greens were up on their collective tippie-toes, p ...
Topics: Barack Obama, energy, fuel efficiency, news, politics (all these topics)

Will Johnson Stand Firm on Emissions? EPA finalizes renewable-fuel standard, evaluates emissions ruling		11 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Will Johnson Stand Firm on Emissions? EPA finalizes renewable-fuel standard, evaluates emissions ruling With much fanfare, the Bush administration has finalized a renewable-fuel standard for cars and trucks. The rule, mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requires 4.7 billion gallons of motor fuel -- a little more than 4 percent of the total produced -- to come from renewable sources this year, increasing to 7.5 ...
Topics: energy, fuel efficiency, news, US EPA (all these topics)

X Marks the Pot X Prize Foundation offers $10 million prize for creator of eco-friendly car		04 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
X Marks the Pot X Prize Foundation offers $10 million prize for creator of eco-friendly car Wanna win a cool $10 million? Read on. The X Prize Foundation is launching a contest to see who can design the best mass-producible, low-emissions vehicle, cheap enough to sell 10,000 units a year, with a fuel economy of at least 100 miles per gallon -- about five times the U.S. average. "The [automotive] industry is s ...
Topics: cars, fuel efficiency, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Lawyers instead of engineers	David Roberts	23 Mar 2007	Gristmill
As a warm-up for suing California over fuel-economy standards, automakers are ... suing Vermont over fuel-economy standards.
Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency, green living (all these topics)

Ask a Brokeass: We get around On eco-friendly transport for the not-so-rich	Kate Sheppard	16 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Dear Brokeass, What I'm having the worst issue with is that most of the stuff we do has such a small impact. Recycle, reuse, on and on. I know the biggest place to make an impact is transportation, but the vehicle cost has me down. I'd love a hybrid car, but when you're strapped for cash and you need transportation to get to work/school, used hybrids in the $2,000 range just do not exist. My small town public transit is a travishamockery [Brokeass note: I think th ...
Topics: bikes, biofuels, cars, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Reid promises big stuff in the Senate on climate change Coolio	David Roberts	23 Jan 2007	Gristmill
Here's an interesting bit from a Q&A with Reid and Pelosi: I have a couple questions about global warming. First, to Mr. Reid, does the Senate plan to follow Ms. Pelosi's plan to create a new select committee? Will you actually create a new select committee? And then for both of you, I'm curious, you've talked about global warming and there are many solutions out there from a cap on carbon dioxide to renewables, energy efficiency. As you talk about legislation ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, fuel efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, Harry Reid, politics, US Senate (all these topics)

Bright lining Lines that are bright, how we love them	David Roberts	17 Jan 2007	Gristmill
Bill McKibben's Step It Up 2007 campaign (read his dispatches) is trying to rally a bunch of simultaneous protests pushing a single goal: reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 80% by 2050. This approach -- picking a goal rather than supporting specific legislation -- is known as bright lining, and it's something you're going to hear a lot more about on this site fairly soon (stay tuned!). I'm a big fan. What if we could get every green group to agree on a bright line ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Bill McKibben, fuel efficiency, energy efficiency (all these topics)

Dingell Minded John Dingell talks to Grist about climate change, fuel economy, and the 110th Congress	Amanda Griscom Little	20 Dec 2006	Main Dish
Meet the man who may determine the fate of climate policy in the next two years: Rep. John Dingell. The formidable Democrat from Michigan, now 80, has served 51 years in the House of Representatives -- the second-longest of any congressional career in history. During that time, he played a key role in pushing through many of America's cornerstone environm ...
Topics: climate, energy, fuel efficiency, interview, John Dingell, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Nothing Could Prius Away Toyota Prius tops EPA's list of most fuel-efficient cars for 2007		18 Oct 2006	Daily Grist
Nothing Could Prius Away Toyota Prius tops EPA's list of most fuel-efficient cars for 2007 Yesterday, the U.S. EPA released its 2007 ranking of the most fuel-efficient vehicles, with gas-electric hybrids sweeping the top four spots. The Toyota Prius, ranked No. 1, gets 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA. (Data from real-world driv ...
Topics: electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, Prius, US EPA (all these topics)

Sticker Shock Absorber Some hybrids can pay back their price premium over time		24 Aug 2006	Daily Grist
Sticker Shock Absorber Some hybrids can pay back their price premium over time High price of hybrids got you down? According to the gurus at Edmunds.com, the cash some hybrid owners save on gas can make up for the sticker price. Hybrid cars and trucks cost between $1,200 and $7,000 more than their gas-chugging counterparts, but as analyst Alex Rosten s ...
Topics: cars, consumerism, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius (all these topics)

The Gas Menagerie Obama leads bipartisan effort to raise fuel-economy standards	Amanda Griscom Little	26 Jul 2006	Muckraker
Is the sting of $75-a-barrel oil and the threat of World War III exploding in the Middle East enough to convince Congress to finally boost auto fuel economy? Probably not, but a bipartisan coalition of senators led by Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is launching an admirable new effort anyway -- the Fuel Economy Reform Act. Barack Obama. Photo: Arnold Turner/WireImage. "It is possibly ...
Topics: Barack Obama, fuel efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

Unimpressive at Any Speed Average fuel economy of U.S. vehicles no better than last year		18 Jul 2006	Daily Grist
Unimpressive at Any Speed Average fuel economy of U.S. vehicles no better than last year The average fuel economy of 2006 model-year vehicles in the U.S. is a guzzle-rific 21 miles per gallon, the U.S. EPA announced yesterday -- the same as in 2005. (And 1994. And 1982.) SUV fuel economy rose from 18.3 to 18.5 mpg from model year 2005 to 2006, a benefit canceled out by a passenger-car fuel-economy ...
Topics: cars, fuel efficiency, news, placemaking, Prius, US EPA (all these topics)

Gauge Match Push to raise fuel-economy standards gaining new support	Amanda Griscom Little	11 May 2006	Muckraker
Cringe as we might over record-high gasoline prices, they could be the best thing to happen to automobile fuel economy since the Arab oil embargo. Nowhere to go but up. The soaring cost of oil in recent weeks has sent Washington lawmakers into an election-year frenzy. Some of their proposals -- like one from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) to offer Americans $100 checks to defray ...
Topics: Congress, consumerism, Ed Markey, fuel efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, oil, politics (all these topics)

Common cents The high cost of cheap gas.	Adam Browning	10 May 2006	Gristmill
The New York Times is running an interesting article called 'The High Cost of Cheap Gas and Vice Versa.' The author calculates the current average cost of driving at 15 cents a mile, up from 6.6 cents in 1998, and down from 20.1 cents in 1980 (in 2006 dollars). He also puts up a cost-per-mile calculator, in case your math skills have deteriorated since you last took the SAT.My colleague JP Ross tells me that a Toyota Prius in electric-only mode uses .26 kWh to go a mil ...
Topics: business, energy, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, Prius (all these topics)

The Wheel Deal: Magnets Increase fuel efficiency with magnets!	Sarah K. Burkhalter	07 Apr 2006	Gristmill
As the developed world scratches its collective head over the puzzle of fuel efficiency -- 'Why would we want something that's good for us in the short term and the long term?' -- a Los-Angeles-based company has patented technology to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency, all with the humble holder-of-plastic-letters-onto-the-refrigerator: the magnet. Save the World Air, Inc., do-gooders and lovers of acronyms, own the manufacturing and marketing rights ...
Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency (all these topics)

Better Escalade Than Never Bush admin unveils meek new fuel-economy standards for light trucks	Amanda Griscom Little	30 Mar 2006	Muckraker
The Bush administration yesterday raised fuel-economy standards for SUVs, minivans, and many pickup trucks -- the most significant boost to efficiency requirements for the big vehicles in three decades. Exempt no more. Photo: iStockphoto. Of course, as enviros have been quick to point out, that's not saying much. These final CAFE (corporate average fuel economy ...
Topics: fuel efficiency, legislation, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

But Kermit Said ... Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles		14 Feb 2006	Daily Grist
But Kermit Said ... Japan rules, U.S. drools in new list of greenest vehicles An annual list of the world's greenest cars placed the top American car at an impressive, uh, No. 10, while Japanese cars took all of the top five spots. (But American cars dominated the Totally Un-Gay Testostero-Manly Mean Machine lis ...
Topics: Big Auto, business, cars, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Japan, news, placemaking, Prius, United States (all these topics)

'Health Care for Hybrids' -- a smart trade? Obama and Inslee propose to save the American auto industry by paying it to do the smart thing	David Roberts	08 Feb 2006	Gristmill
Don't miss "Salvaging the Auto Industry," a Boston Globe op-ed from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), two of the Dems' brightest lights on energy issues. (Inslee wrote a piece in Grist on his New Apollo Energy Act.) Obama and Inslee propose a piece of legislation called the 'Health Care for Hybrids' Act. The idea is that the feds would help American auto companies pay some of their enormous healthcare costs; in return, the companie ...
Topics: Barack Obama, cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Jay Inslee, legislation, politics (all these topics)

The Green Mileage Mileage estimates likely to decline under EPA's proposed new system		11 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
The Green Mileage Mileage estimates likely to decline under EPA's proposed new system The U.S. EPA has proposed new standards for calculating auto fuel-economy ratings, expected to reduce by 5 to 30 percent the mileage estimates in window stickers on new cars and trucks. Ouch. It's the first ratings overhaul since 1985, intended to reflect changes in driving conditions (e.g., ...
Topics: cars, fuel efficiency, hybrids, news, placemaking, politics, Prius, US EPA (all these topics)

What Else Is on the Menu? With a CAFE boost looking out of reach, enviros check out other options	Amanda Griscom Little	01 Dec 2005	Muckraker
Is CAFE kaput? Since 1975, CAFE -- or corporate average fuel economy -- standards have stood as America's defining energy-efficiency strategy. Yet, despite much wailing and gnashing of teeth by activists and a handful of politicians, the standards for passenger cars haven't been raised since 1985 -- they still call for automakers' car fleets to get an average ...
Topics: fuel efficiency, Muckraker, politics (all these topics)

To Top It Off On diesel vs. standard gasoline cars	Umbra Fisk	02 Nov 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I've always heard bad things about diesel fuel. However, I know someone who has a diesel VW that gets 50 miles to the gallon. I'm wondering if you could do a cost-benefit analysis for me. I know I can't afford a hybrid anytime soon, and was wondering if it would be better to buy a used diesel car that gets excellent gas mileage or a regular used car that gets in the 30 to 40 mpg range. Anne Nelson, N.H. Dea ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, fuel efficiency, oil, placemaking (all these topics)

Fallen Idles Electrified truck stops let tired drivers turn off their diesel engines		26 Oct 2005	Daily Grist
Fallen Idles Electrified truck stops let tired drivers turn off their diesel engines Long-haul trucking, however much our economy depends on it, is an environmental nightmare. For one thing, there's all the gasoline burned. For another, as a recent episode of The Daily Show revealed, there are the sealed bottles of pee truckers throw out their windows on the fly. As much as we'd like to write about that, in fa ...
Topics: business, fuel efficiency, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Civic's Lesson On used cars	Umbra Fisk	03 Oct 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, With rising -- OK, skyrocketing -- gas prices, I would like to invest in a car that gets good mileage and is reliable. However, I can't afford a new Toyota Prius. Do you have any suggestions for environmentally friendly used cars that those of us on a budget might be able to invest in? Living in Wyoming, I have to travel long distances on a frequent basis, and public transportation is a joke here, so any suggestions would be appre ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, fuel efficiency, placemaking (all these topics)

Take It to the Limit On speed limits	Umbra Fisk	19 Sep 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I was babbling about the '70s energy crisis, gas rationing, and the nationwide 55 mile-per-hour speed limit at work the other day, and found myself explaining to a group of younger people how you save gas if you drive slower. They had never heard such a thing! Could you refresh my memory about why 55 is the magic number for saving fuel? They need to hear it in scientificese. Ruth Denton, Texas Dearest Ruth, As you well r ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fuel efficiency, placemaking, recycling (all these topics)

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