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EPA says green house gases endanger people, environment - and it's all our fault

It's official: the cars we drive are hurting us. The EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today that "greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat." The EPA says that the science behind the findings "overwhelmingly" shows that GHG, the primary driver of climate change, are at their highest point ever because of human activities. In the U.S., on-road vehicles emit more than 23 percent of all GHGs. The six gases the ... Read more →

California Attorney General drops greenhouse gas suit against carmakers Sam Abuelsamid

When I started posting here way back in 2006, one of the very first stories I wrote was about the state of California filing a lawsuit against six of the largest automakers over the damage caused by ...

EPA starts public hearing on greenhouse gas Sebastian Blanco

A month ago, the EPA officially ruled that greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2) are harmful to human health because they, among other negative impacts, damage the environment and can raise sea levels and ...

Let's Make a Deal: Automakers reportedly reach agreement with lawmakers on carbon cap legislation Jeremy Korzeniewski

Now that the U.S. has officially concluded that greenhouse gasses are harmful to human health, it's time to do something about them. One major hurdle standing in the way of the U.S. implementing ...

Officially Official: EPA rules greenhouse gases are harmful to human health Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

June 30th deadline set for decision on California greenhouse gas waiver 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

This week, Congress and President Obama have approved a bill that includes a June 30th deadline for the EPA to decide whether or not to allow California the right to enact its own greenhouse gas rules. Earlier this year, President Obama directed the EPA to reconsider California's request for a ...

EPA proposes mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions report for automakers, big emitters 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers, fuel suppliers and engine builders would be among the organizations that would have to submit annual reports on their CO2 (and other greenhouse gas) emissions to the EPA, should a new proposed rule go through. In all, the 13,000 facilities that account for 85-90 percent of the GHGs ...

RETECH 2009: hydrogen proponent Sandy Thomas says fuel cells beat the pants off of battery-powered cars 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the American Council on Renewable Energy's RETECH conference and expo last week, I was able to listen to a few presentations on renewables and transportation. It's always interesting to hear about the auto industry from people on the outside, and the RETECH presentations lived up to ...

Obama to revisit states' rights on carbon emissions 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In an announcement that should come as little surprise to anyone paying close attention, Lisa Jackson, President-elect Obama's newly-nominated EPA administrator, has said that she will immediately revisit the topic of whether individual states have the right to enact laws governing carbon emissions. ...

Bush Administration to leave emissions regulations to next President 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Way back in April of last year, or own Sam Abuelsamid suggested that the Bush Administration would surely leave any EPA regulations on greenhouse gas emissions to the next President, whomever that may be. It seems that he was right in that assessment, as the EPA is expected to announce later today ...

Ford is the first carmaker to join the Climate Registry 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

For several years, Ford has been working to reduce waste, energy use and emissions generated by its manufacturing facilities around the world. Its latest step has been to join to the Climate Registry, a non-profit group that is developing standards for reporting greenhouse gas emissions. The idea ...

Sensing greenhouse gases in Norway - readings are now the highest ever 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that if you are interested in checking air quailty, the mountains in Norway make an excellent choice. Sensors there can detect the carbon readings from a single fox, according to this article. This sensitive detection also allows scientists to tell where certain pollutants are coming from, ...

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 ...

GM, Chrysler and The Auto Alliance create websites to sway consumers to contact Congress 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

www.drivecongress.com www.drivingamericasfuture.com www.grabdemocracybythehorns.com (password protected at this time) digg_url = 'http://digg.com/politics/Auto_Companies_Create_Fake_Grassroots_Campaigns_Against_Fuel_Standards'; What do all of the above internet sites all have in ...

Watch the cloud of black smog fill the ... balloon? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This is a pretty compelling picture as far as I am concerned. According to this site, which is where I got the information I'm relaying to you from, says that this balloon, which is attached to the tailpipe of a car in China, is filled with the exhaust from one day's worth of driving. That does not ...

California to cap all greenhouse gas emissions 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Golden State once again makes a bold move acting as a leader in environmental legislation. On Wednesday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reached a deal with California Democrats to implement reductions on all greenhouse gas emissions including those from industrial plants by about 25 percent by ...

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