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REPORT: GM gets out from under its polluted sites scot-free

Next in the line of those clamoring for attention and payouts from Motors Liquidation Co., the company that was given all of GM's unwanted assets, are the environmental and economic redevelopment departments of state governments. General Motors was able to exit bankruptcy without responsibility for a number of factory and land sites that are polluted, and state leaders fear that there won't be any money to clean them up. Before bankruptcy, GM estimated it had $1.9 billion in liability regarding environmental issues and litigation. Motors ... Read more →

Childhood asthma. Another reason to quit carbon Domenick Yoney

Just in case the issues of global warming, energy independence or fuel price volatility were not reasons enough to put away the car keys when possible, consider the fact that we are giving our ...

Car exhaust shown to alter weather patterns Jeremy Korzeniewski

We're anything but weather experts around here, but we were still interested in new data that shows how weather patterns are altered by automotive exhaust. Apparently, it's been known for quite ...

Calculating the cost of cleaner cars Domenick Yoney

When discussing the expense of buying an electric or hybrid car, it seems too often the costs taken into consideration are merely short-term monetary ones. However, a new study published in the New ...

Reasons to quit: Millions of gallons leaking from oil sands tailings ponds daily Domenick Yoney

Just in case you needed another reason to cut back on your gasoline consumption, you might consider the pollution catastrophe we are creating in Canada, America's main oil supplier. A new report ...

Why we care: Dirty air in California kills more people than car crashes do 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

View of Greater LA (Under GNU 1.2 License) You read the headline correctly. According to a report by researchers at California State University, Fullterton, pollution kills more people than car crashes. How do they know? They simply added up the deaths related to pollution that were reported in ...

Study: zero emission vehicles could save $142 billion in health care costs 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A new study jointly conducted by the American Lung Association of California and TIAX LLC, a consulting firm specializing in transportation and alternative fuels research, suggests that up to $142 billion could be saved by the year 2030 in just the state of California if its fleet were converted to ...

Ford one of the ten most toxic companies? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We genuinely like the Ford Escape Hybrid, which was the first true hybrid SUV. But, the fact that the F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in the world hurts Ford when it comes to the overall fleet fuel economy. Like every automaker, Ford is quick to tout its own green efforts, like when they ...

Pointing at the most polluting companies, the Chinese way 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There is a word in Chinese, mianzi, which could be translated as "shame" or "fear of being ashamed" and which is considered an important concept in Chinese culture. Using mianzi as a weapon for environmental defense, a Chinese environmental organization called IPEA (Institute of Public and ...

Study commissioned by Land Rover finds small cars are bad for the environment 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Starting February, small cars will be exempt from the London congestion charge, a priviledge currently only accorded to electric, biofuel and hybrids. A study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research commissioned by Land Rover found this could result in more cars (up to 10,000 more) ...

Arvin California, an agricultural town, is home to the nation's worst air pollution 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The question of whether or not people should be forced into driving smaller cars with engines that emit less pollutants is one that is likely to be debated for quite some time. Many believe that it is their "right" to drive whatever kind of car they want as long as they are willing to pay for it, ...

Three steps forward, one step back - BP can dump more waste into Lake Michigan 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

British Petroleum (now known as simply BP) has found a way to dodge around a Great Lakes anti-pollution law. The law, written in 1970, set a limit on the amount of waste sludge and ammonia that could be dumped into Lake Michigan, as the level of pollution in the lake was getting way out of hand. A ...

Cheating on the emissions test? Bad. It's a crime 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A company called Casper's Electronics was selling electronic devices that sent a properly functioning emission control system to the car, even when the catalytic converter is missing or faulty. These "after-market" sensors are considered illegal "defeat devices" under the federal CAA and Casper's ...

Beijing to ban traffic in August, and maybe during the Olympics 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of Beijing's problems for next year's Summer Olympic Games is the high levels of pollution. The levels are so alarming that the International Olympic Commitee has raised some concerns about this issue. As a solution, the Chinese Olympic Comitee is going to ban private cars traffic in the city ...

Low cost Indian cars could be environmental disaster 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With a population now at over 1.1 billion people and a fast growing economy, India has the potential to be a huge growth market for car-makers from traditional markets where growth has been stagnant in recent years. Indian company Tata Motors has announced plans to build a $2,500 car to appeal to ...

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 ...

Transport holds EU back from meeting Kyoto climate change targets 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report has been published that identifies transport as a major stumbling block for the European Union in trying to reach its Kyoto climate change targets. The report, 'Transport and Environment: on the way to a new common transport policy', calls for policy ...

Should we be worried about the number of cars in and from China? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

An editorial on The Toronto Star website advises us to be worried about China. I know some who are worried that China is growing too fast. Which is in direct relation to what this article's writer is worried about is that the 1.3 million bicycle riders in China will abandon their bikes for cars. ...

EPA allows dirtier ethanol production by relaxing environmental rules 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

This Chicago Tribune article almost slipped through the cracks, but thankfully Plenty Magazine caught it for the rest of the green blogosphere. The article reports that the Environmental Protection Agency will be relaxing pollution rules for new ethanol production plants by changing the way those ...

Two busiest U.S. ports pledge to clean up diesel emissions 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The busiest ports in the nation, Los Angeles and Long Beach, announced an aggressive air pollution control plan, which would make them the cleanest in the world. The $2-billion, five-year plan expects to reduce sooty diesel pollution from cargo ships, trains and trucks by more than 50%, which might ...

Biodiesel producer pollutes in Washington State 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

When you’re driving around in certain biodiesel vehicles, one of the strongest emissions is the smell of fried food. While biodiesel vehicles themselves don’t put out as many nasty pollutants as regular diesel or gasoline engines, the biodiesel production process is not as clean, as a ...


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