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REPORT: Detroit ignored voices calling for fuel efficient vehicles, says GM insider

We noted the other day that a recent survey from PriceWaterhouseCoopers that found out fuel economy has finally overtaken cup holders as the most important feature in new cars and trucks for Americans. That fuel economy wasn't at the top of the list in the recent past fits with the insistence by U.S. automakers over the last decade or two that customers wanted big honkin' SUVs, MPGs be damned. According to one ex-GM economist, this is not true. While big, safe-feeling SUVs were certainly popular with buyers, Walter McManus, currently a ... Read more →

Perhaps now they'll listen: Pentagon adds climate change to national security debate Sebastian Blanco

The Pentagon is taking a serious look at how global climate change will dramatically affect the national security of the United States in the coming decades. The Pentagon's reasoning is as ...

Pollution from leaded gasoline might have reduced the impact of greenhouse gases, study says Xavier Navarro

Before you think we've gone crazy, let's make clear that this is a post about a serious report published in Nature Geoscience. According to this report, lead that was expelled to the atmosphere ...

Survey Says: Americans still interested in fuel efficiency Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's been much conjecture these last few months over whether or not sales of big, thirsty vehicles would pick back up after hitting the brick wall of high fuel prices last summer. Despite a modest ...

All new cars in California now carry smog, global warming scores Sebastian Blanco

Since the beginning of the year, all 2009 model year vehicles (and anything newer, once they're available) sold in California will be sporting a new sticker. No, not the kind that makes your car ...

Improved air quality contributing to global warming? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps the law of unintended consequences has struck again. Or perhaps we really don't have a clue about what might be causing the earth's atmospheric temperature to rise. Either way an interesting new theory has popped in the study about what may be causing global warming. It seems that all the ...

Was Maximum Bob right? Is global warming a crock? Sure looks like it around here! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

So, was Bob Lutz right, or was it just bad luck? Just as I picked up a new Mazda MX-5 to drive for a few days following the Vernal Equinox, it has started to snow (and snow, and snow). We've actually had more snow this winter than I can recall in quite a few years. Getting 4-5 more inches of the ...

Nobel Prize winner states: Biofuels may actually increase global warming. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to an article written by Paul Crutzen (who won the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1995) in British magazine "Chemistry World," biofuels increase global warming and the greenhouse effect. Crutzen's main argument to support this is that the increase of biofuel crops is producing twice as much ...

Austrailian lawmakers argue global warming and sequestration 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This story goes to show that the debate on global warming is still raging. Crucial to the debate in many people's minds is not whether the earth is warming, but whether or not man is causing it. That is the notion that four Australian governing party lawmakers are rejecting. Also up for debate is ...

A brief editorial, inspired by... Lindsay Lohan!? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not sure how I feel about writing this... I mean, I've never been inspired to do anything by Lindsay Lohan before. I'm not so sure that I want to be either, but oh well. Unlike (prepare for an obscure reference) Isabelle Tyler from The 4400, I have only had one chance to grow up in this world, ...

Researchers search for a methane-reducing cow diet to fight global warming 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to Michael Abberton, a scientist at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in the U.K., "there are approaches within plant breeding that can lead to reduced emissions." How is that, you might be wondering? Are we talking about a new plant-based fuel source? Not exactly, at ...

The "Plug-in Hybrid Opportunity Act of 2007" follows up the FREEDOM Act 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Representative Ed Markey, (D-Mass), who is head of the Select Committee on Energy Independence And Global Warming (whew), proposed the "Plug-in Hybrid Opportunity Act of 2007" yesterday. The plan would give a 35 percent tax break to hybrid owners who purchase and install the components to ...

VIDEO: Even Dark Knights are concerned about Global Warming 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Reduce, reuse and recycle. That's the key to both the lives of regular people, and the Ninja. If we are to coexist on this planet (hopefully they will continue to allow most of us to do so) we need to keep our planet alive. One thing I did not realize was how much the role of emissions in climate ...

New, cleaner cars have saved five million ton of CO2 over the last decade 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Cleaner_cars_have_saved_5_tons_of_CO2_over_the_last_decade'; It's not all bad, after all. Yes, global warming is getting noticeably worse (dunno if it's related, but I've been caught twice in the last two days with my windows and sunroof open when random ...

Ford of India's new SUV/polar bear ad could be considered a tad insensitive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Something tells me that Ford of America and Ford of India do not share any information or assistance when it comes to advertising and marketing strategies. With all of the thought that apparently goes into advertising, one might think that somebody would have realized that this new ad in India - ...

VIDEO: Driving the Eco-Rally in an electric delivery van 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The above video by Robert Llewellyn, (two separate links there) is part two of Episode 2 of his Using Less series, which he is producing exclusively on YouTube. Here you can see him driving an electric delivery van in the Brighton to London Eco-Rally, which we posted on earlier. As you can see, ...

TTAC on Global Warming and the media... The Truth About Press? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ah yes, the media. The media loves their scandals, debates and tragedies. That would be because the public loves them too. Or, am I wrong? And Global Warming could fall under all three of those categories. It could be a scandal and a tragedy at the same time, in fact, depending on who is doing the ...

Removing nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel exhausts without urea 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Whether or not you believe in global warming, nitrogen-oxides, or NOx, definitely does contribute to acid rain and smog, which are not debatable. Because NOx is emitted in large quantities from the exhaust of diesel engines, something needs to stop it from entering our atmosphere. One way to do ...

Natural Habitat Adventures News Release: 5 Cool Earth Day Travel Tips 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Anything special about April 22nd? Why, yes... I'm glad you asked. April 22nd is Earth Day. For much of the country, the end of April also brings with it travel plans, as the weather is getting nicer, days are getting longer and the desire to get out of the house gets stronger. With that in mind, ...

Billboard advertisement: "Screw Global Warming. Let's Fly!" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

How could I not share this one with you guys? I know that global warming is not universally accepted among scientists or the average Joe, but does that mean we should all just assume there is no problem and go about our daily lives without questioning our actions? Is that what this billboard from ...

Is Gore waging an "all-out assault on all forms of fossil fuels" and will it hurt our economy? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm sure that by now, all of us are familiar with Al Gore and his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth". You probably also know that automakers, scientists and politicians are busy in Washington making decisions on what steps, if any, to take to combat global warming and the greenhouse gases that are ...

The U.K. DFT would like to Act on CO2 and tells you how to help 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Not everyone agrees that CO2 is a problem, but those who do believe it is contributing to global climate change, global warming or anything else that is harming the environment like acid rain would like to let you know how to help. One such organization is the U.K. Department of Transport. Here is ...

Japan hopes to increase ethanol production from domestic biomass sources 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here is a posting that hits on two very controversial subjects: global warming and ethanol as a fuel alternative. Good stuff! In an effort to reach the goal set forth under the Kyoto Protocol, Japan wishes to increase their ethanol production using domestic sourced biomass, such as wood-waste and ...

Congress hopes to come to a compromise on Bush's fuel economy goals 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps President Bush knew what was coming when he decided to check out the Phoenix SUT and a plug-in Toyota Prius last week. According to the the Detroit News, Congress is meeting to discuss Bush's proposed fuel economy changes. To recap, the changes basically call for "reducing gasoline ...

Global warming believer? Then you're a "green" - Christopher Horner's gonna getcha! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I was browsing Ecorazzi, as I often do, and I stumbled upon the above clip. It made me laugh, so I'll share the good times with all of you. (Sarcasm ON) Do you believe in global warming, or "climate change"? Do you think that man is causing it, or even contributing to it? Uh oh. Be on the ...

Premier Gordon Campbell announces plan to cut British Columbia's emissions 33% by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the U.S., California has led the way with stricter emissions laws than in the rest of the country. The laws that are adopted in California have been adopted in certain other states as well. Now it seems that British Columbia, Canada, will be adopting similar but even slightly tougher emissions ...

As if they didn't already have enough... Exxon still trying to pay off scientists? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

To go along with our previous coverage of the newest report on global warming by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Guardian in the U.K. is reporting that the American Enterprise Institute is offering $10,000 each to any scientist willing to undermine the I.P.C.C.'s report. The AEI ...

Is this the be-all, end-all proof of global warming and whether our cars cause it? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - a group of hundreds of scientists and representatives of 113 governments, formed by the United Nations in 1988, has released their first of four reports on global warming this year. The last set of reports was concluded in 2001. This group of ...

Is Washington pressing scientists to downplay global warming? Congress to investigate 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chair Henry Waxman (D-California) said, "We know that the White House possesses documents that contain evidence of an attempt by senior administration officials to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global ...

Editorial: So, since "global climate change" is official now... 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Notice the words "Global Warming" were not mentioned during the State of the Union address, but we did hear the words "global climate change". What is the difference? One is burned into the public psyche and the other isn't; one sounds worse than the other. But, really they mean the same thing for ...

There will be no "historic shift" in the State of the Union speech from President Bush 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There has been speculation in the last few days that President Bush would, in his State of the Union speech, announce a historic shift in the U.S. climate change policy. It seems that this is not the case. This topic will certainly not help any of the feelings of Tony Blair or Angela Merkel, ...

2007 on track to be the hottest year ever on record, greenhouse gases likely at fault 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I have posted quite a bit on global warming lately, which was not premeditated. It's just that there has been so many interesting articles linking greenhouse gases to global warming in the past few weeks; I especially found the article about ice sheets that have been around for hundreds of years ...

Friday humor: Unscientific proof of global warming 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

OK, this is just a joke. I suppose this is more of a culture thing than a green thing, but I think it's pretty funny anyway. With all the talk of global warming, melting ice caps and other inconvenient truths, maybe humor is another way that global warming and the many ways it impacts life on earth ...

Recent indications of global warming are alarming scientists 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Ayles Ice Shelf, a 41-square mile floating sheet of ice, recently broke free from the coast of Ellesmere Island 500 miles south of the North Pole in Canada. Scientists cite climate change as a major reason for the breakage. According to Warwick Vincent of Laval University, who traveled to the ...

Toyota President's dream car gets great mileage 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a long interview, Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe outlined how he likes to nip small problems in the bud before they grow to become major ones. For example, Toyota sales are currently strong, but this is placing pressure on production, which lead Toyota to open a truck plant ...

Carbon capture and storage must be part of greenhouse gas solution 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

For years car-makers have been salivating at the potential for new markets in places like China and India. In the past couple of decades the total sales volume in most of the established car markets has largely stabilized with little or no total growth. Emerging markets that previously had few ...

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