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CARB – Cleaner Fuels Replace 3 Billion Gallons of Dirty Diesel

Posted on 16 May 2019 by Ken Zino

“Renewable and bio-diesel, renewable natural gas, ethanol, and electricity are all seeing growth under the LCFS,” said CARB Executive officer Richard W. Corey. “These are key reasons why other states and nations are establishing similar programs.” Continue reading →

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CARB Increases Low-Carbon Fuel Use Regulations

Posted on 27 September 2018 by Ken Zino

Amendments include the most stringent carbon intensity requirement, additional incentives for zero emission vehicles, and a protocol for carbon capture & sequestration. Today’s public hearing was the second hearing on these amendments, which take effect on January 1, 2019. Continue reading →

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Mazda, Saudi Aramco, AIST Researching CO2 Reduction

Posted on 8 August 2018 by Ken Zino

Mazda says it is no longer enough to focus solely on the tank-to-wheel phase and develop fuel efficient engines and cars that emit low levels of carbon dioxide while driving on the road. Continue reading →

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Non-Independence Day as EPA Prepares to Scuttle CAFE

Posted on 9 April 2018 by Ken Zino

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice on the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for the Model Years (MY) 2022- 2025 and indicated intent to place it in the Federal Register. This potential shift or softening of CAFE extensive and serious implications for all automotive industry participants. Continue reading →

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More Significant Stories, Trends of 2017. And 2018?

Posted on 14 January 2018 by Ken Zino

A real victory starting in 2016 came from the work of the Union of Concerned Scientists. (Trump of course wants to ban the word and work of “science” because of its relentless search for the truth that in personal practice Trump has banned as a guiding principle for the largest democracy in the world.) Continue reading →

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CARB Issues Next Gen Emissions Reduction Plan

Posted on 24 March 2017 by Ken Zino

CARB also directed staff to report annually on progress on implementation of the SIP Strategy including recommendations on additional funding as well as direction to expedite implementation where possible. Continue reading →

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EPA Proposing Tighter Levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Ken Zino

The Obama Administration via the EPA today announced a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40% – 45% from 2012 levels by 2025. Continue reading →

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Honda World’s First Company to Reveal Third-party Validated Estimates of Global CO2 Emissions during Product Use

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Ken Zino

Honda Motor Company said in Japan today that it is the world’s first mobility company to disclose estimated global CO2 emissions during customer use of its motorcycles, automobiles and power products. The move will likely force other automakers who claim to be green into similar disclosures. A next step could be window or product stickers that list the effects of their use on the environment. Continue reading →

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EPA Announces Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Ken Zino

EPA in 2009 determined that “greenhouse gas pollution threatens Americans’ health and welfare by leading to long lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects on human health and the environment.” Tougher national fuel economy standards ensued. Now it’s the power industry’s turn. Currently, there is no uniform national limit on the amount of carbon pollution new power plants can emit, which comes from burning fossil fuels. Continue reading →

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New EPA Grants Go to Universities for Black Carbon Research

Posted on 18 October 2011 by Ken Zino

Black carbon – including diesel powered vehicle emissions – can affect the climate in the near term, and as with other types of fine particles, can cause serious health effects such as cardiovascular and respiratory ailments. Fine particles have also been strongly linked to lung cancer. Continue reading →

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EPA, DOT Unveil New, “More Useful” Fuel Economy Labels

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Ken Zino

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 passed under Republican President Bush specifically said that EPA and DOT must rate available vehicles according to fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions and smog forming pollutants, which the new labels do.
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Tougher Vehicle Economy Standards to Save Billions in Costs?

Posted on 16 May 2011 by Ken Zino

Pressure or advocacy groups rarely – if ever – acknowledge that higher fuel economy standards are controversial, and they usually don’t explore the soundness of their assumptions. (Ever see a California Air Resources Board assessment of the cost of its aborted electric vehicle mandate of the 1990s?) Continue reading →

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House Passes GOP Attack on EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases after Senate Blocks it

Posted on 7 April 2011 by Ken Zino

The House vote was symbolic because the Senate has killed the matter – and in the views of critics a complete waste of taxpayer’s money. Thus a contentious attack on the Clean Air Act will end for the moment, but only for a moment. Continue reading →

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Chesapeake Energy Converts 800th Vehicle to Natural Gas

Posted on 6 April 2011 by Ken Zino

Unlike the volatility in gasoline and diesel prices most recently caused by turmoil in the Middle East, the price of CNG remains steady at $1.39 per gallon of gasoline equivalent in Oklahoma. Continue reading →

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Sales of Fuel Efficient 4-Cylinder Engines Double at Chevrolet

Posted on 17 March 2011 by Ken Zino

There’s no better example of how rising fuel prices have changed the auto industry than the ongoing shift in demand for more efficient engines. The trend led by customer demand is also reinforced strongly by the first government increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy in decades, which finally prompted reluctant auto executives to invest in technologies that produce significant decreases in the amount of fuel needed per mile traveled. Continue reading →

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