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Ford's last-minute cold feet put emissions deal at risk

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

It had taken weeks of hardball negotiations, but by Sunday afternoon White House officials thought everything was falling into place. In less than 48 hours they would unveil a landmark deal with U.S. automakers to impose ...


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US announces new fuel economy standard for 2011

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created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 6

The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions.





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Energy efficiency standards for appliances should include upstream costs

Technology / Energy

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The U.S. Department of Energy should consider gradually changing its system of setting appliance energy-efficiency standards to a full-fuel-cycle measurement, which takes into account both the energy used to operate an appliance, ...


Fuel efficiency of vehicles on the road: Little progress since the 1920s

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (30) | comments 22

(PhysOrg.com) -- Vehicles on America's roads today get only about three miles more per gallon than vehicles back in 1923, University of Michigan researchers say.


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Obama to unveil dramatic new auto emissions standards

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 16

A new front in the battle against climate change will open Tuesday, when President Barack Obama unveils sweeping new auto regulations described as equivalent to taking 177 million cars off the road.


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World's first as fuel cell aircraft takes off in Germany

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 16

The world's first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from fuel cells took off in Germany Tuesday, producing zero carbon dioxide emissions, its makers said.


Q&A on new auto emissions standards

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Q. What will the rules do, exactly?


Chemists discover recipe to design a better type of fuel cell

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created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Fuel cells are often touted as one method to help decrease society's addiction to fossil fuels. But there is still a lot of work to be done before fuel cells will be ready for mass market to be used in transportation, home ...


California agrees to new, tougher national emissions standards

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Starting in 2012, U.S. cars and trucks will have stricter fuel emissions standards -- up to 39 miles per gallon for cars and 30 mpg for trucks by 2016 -- under a proposed new standard President Barack Obama plans to announce ...


Action needed now for Minnesota to reach goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2015

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created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation ...


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Gasoline-diesel 'cocktail': A potent recipe for cleaner, more efficient engines

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created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (27) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines. But what if an engine could be programmed to harvest the best properties ...


EarthTalk: Why doesn't U.S. have high-mileage diesel cars, like Europe?

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 34

Dear EarthTalk: I don't understand why there are many European diesel cars with very high mileage ratings that are not available in the U.S. Can you enlighten? (John Healy, Fairfield, Conn.)



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