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EPA testing green pavement to clean rainwater runoff

Green pavement? What's so exciting about that? If I wanted to test out some green pavement, all I'd need to do is make a run to the local Home Depot, pick up a can of green paint and dump it outside my driveway, right? Well, that's not exactly what we're talking about here, of course. But just what is "green pavement" anyway? In this case, the pavement in question has been designed to suck up the nasty pollutants from vehicles and fertilizers from rainwater runoff. Here's what EPA Acting Regional Administrator George Pavlou has to say on ... Read more →

HFO-1234yf: Get used to hearing it Jeremy Korzeniewski

What the heck is HFO-1234yf? That's the name of a new refrigerant that's reportedly 350-times less damaging to the atmosphere than the current HFC-134a (or 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, if you ...

Feds release 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, Prius still most miserly Jeremy Korzeniewski

Quick – what's the most fuel efficient car currently for sale in America? Did you guess the Toyota Prius? If so, give yourself a cookie, you're right. According to the U.S. Environmental ...

C/D drills down to find out what goes into EPA fuel economy ratings Jeremy Korzeniewski

Ever wonder what actually goes into determining the rated fuel economy of a new car or truck? Anyone with a vehicle that's failed to live up to its EPA estimated figures would surely fit into ...

EPA will push clean diesel grant money in Ohio on Wednesday Sebastian Blanco

In a rare move that probably won't attract the level of controversy or public comments that seem to be standard for EPA announcements these days (e.g.: California waiver), administrator Lisa Jackson ...

EPA: let's talk about that E15 raise a little longer 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking into what might happen to the environemnt if the maximum level of ethanol mixed into the national liquid fuel supply is increased from 10 percent (where it is today) to 15. This is raising all sorts of issues, as we've pretty much described to ...

Officially Official: EPA rules greenhouse gases are harmful to human health 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Finally. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has today ruled that six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, are harmful to the health of humans and will therefore be listed amongst the other pollutants that can be regulated by the Clean Air Act. According to the official report, ...

EPA looking into regulating CO2 for the first time ever; national auto emissions standard coming? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

More potential changes in the way the EPA does business. Following the decision to re-open the states' rights question on limiting carbon emissions and the California waiver issue, President Obama said yesterday that the EPA could soon take on CO2 more broadly. The EPA could decide by early April ...

EPA Administrator declares that CO2 CAN'T be considered for power plants! 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

With just weeks to go before the Bush administration cedes power, executive orders and regulatory decisions gutting all sorts of federal rules are flying out from Washington. One of the most recent has come from the office of EPA administrator Stephen Johnson. Johnson has decreed that the agency ...

EPA ups America's Renewable Fuel Standard to 10.21 percent for 2009 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In 2009, the U.S. will use at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel. This was the pronouncement of the EPA today regarding an increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard Increased from 7.76 percent (the 2008 number) to 10.21 percent, an increase of 2.45 percentage points or about 2 billion ...

Biofriendly Corp. pays EPA $1.25m for Clean Air Act-violating fuel additive 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are two ways to report today's news about the Biofriendly Corp. First, if you're the company, you put out a release saying that the EPA has "approved new product registrations for its Green Plus liquid combustion catalyst after an exhaustive two year review." Do not mention the amount of the ...

Has EPA approved test procedure that would give Volt 100 mpg rating? Not yet! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After reaching an agreement with the California Air Resources Board recently that would essentially see the Chevy Volt classed as an electric car, it appears GM has now also worked things out with the EPA. The automaker and the environmental protection agency have been discussing just how extended ...

GM reaches agreement with CARB on unique classification for Volt 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since the Chevrolet Volt appeared as a concept last year, debate has been hot and heavy over exactly what it is. Although many call it a hybrid because it has a battery and an engine, GM prefers to call it an extended range-electric vehicle (ER-EV). That poses a problem for GM when it comes to ...

EPA vs the Chevy Volt: Hybrid or electric car? 48mpg or 100mpg? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Chevrolet Volt raises a lot of questions. From its public unveiling in January 2007 people wondered, is it a hybrid or an electric car? Right from day 1 in December 2006 before the auto show, GM officials have called it a range extended electric car. They use the electric car terminology ...

EPA to NHTSA: Go higher on new CAFE standards! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its proposed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules last spring there was a public comment period to be followed by revisions before finalizing the regulations. There were certainly some negative comments related to the ...

"Improves gas mileage by..." yeah, we've heard that one before! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Be skeptical! Out of 93 fuel saving devices or additives were recently tested in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by the EPA, and out of those, just 10 were found to increase fuel mileage, and then only slightly. Unfortunately, 4 of those 10 also increased emissions. The results of the report are that none of ...

Updated 2008 fuel economy numbers are now available 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've all know for some time that the EPA was revising the way they calculate the fuel economy ratings for new vehicles to hopefully make them more representative of real world driving. Well the new updated numbers are finally available at FuelEconomy.gov. As expected most numbers are down by ...

One car dealer's take on the domestic auto industry's stance on fuel mileage 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As consumers, most of us have formed an opinion of the domestic automakers as well as the foreign automakers and their stance on fuel economy. Some of us see a difference between the domestics and Japanese companies when it comes to their commitment to the environment through fuel economy, and some ...

US Supreme Court rules that EPA can regulate greenhouse gases 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Bush administration was dealt a major defeat to its environmental ignorance policies today when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the current Clean Air Act. By a 5-4 decision (with Alito, Roberts, Thomas and ...

GM plans to cut manufacturing CO2 emissions by 40% by 2010 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors yesterday pledged to cut the carbon dioxide emissions from its manufacturing plants in North America by forty percent over the next three years. The reduction amounts to 4.5 million metric tonnes of CO2. This is part of GM's participation in the EPA Climate Leaders program which ...

Nation's largest ports attend "Faster Freight - Cleaner Air" conference 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Port representatives from around the U.S. are currently attending the third Faster Freight - Cleaner Air (FFCA) conference which examines technologies and processes designed to reduce the environmental impact of all sectors of the goods movement industry (rail, trucking, marine, off-road equipment ...

EPA Awards $145,000 for Diesel Retrofit Projects 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce got $50,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a project to retrofit diesel trucks with new emissions equipment. Twenty five trucks will be equipped with new oxidation catalysts and particulate filters. The catalysts will run $2,000 and the filters will ...

Supreme court to hear arguments on EPA regulation of CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The US Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments this week in the Massachusetts v. EPA global warming case. The case revolves around whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The Bush administration has said that ...

Running a vehicle on vegetable oil is illegal according to EPA! 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the latest edition of AmandaAcrossAmerica, Amanda Congdon meets up with Nate, a Minneapolis man who lives in his motor home, and pays very little to operate it. The RV has been modified to run on recycled vegetable oil from restaurants. It features a 100 gallon tank to hold the fry oil in ...

What does your employer do for your commute? US government ranks top 20 workplaces for commuters 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

For the last three years, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transporation have ranked 20 companies that they feel offer the best benefits for commuters and for three years Intel has come out on top. Why shouldn't they? They offer their employees vanpools, subsidies for ...

EPA proposes renewable fuels standard 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Reuters reports that yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a "renewable fuels standard" in order to comply with a 2005 law mandating refiners and marketers to raise biofuel production to 7.5 billion gallons in 2012. As reference, production for 2006 is projected at 4 billion ...

Honda FCX update: going the extra mile 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a recent press release, Honda announced that they were able to extend the driving range of their 2nd generation FCX fuel cell vehicle from 190 miles to 210. To achieve this, they didn't replace the catalysts, rework the exchange membranes or rebuild the fuel cell stack. They found the additional ...


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