On AlterNet: fuel efficiency

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "fuel efficiency"

Would You Know How to Survive After the Oil Crash?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 17, 2009.

Could you get by without your car, food from outside your community, your job? There's a bunch of folks who want to show you how.

U.S. Car Buyers Still Want Gas Guzzlers: GM Executive

Agence France Presse August 6, 2009.

"It remains a fact that the American public buys big, high consumption cars," GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said this week, adding it's "wrong to hope that Americans will massively rush to economical vehicles."

Obama to Raise Fuel Efficiency Standards: Biggest Step Gov Has Taken to Fight CO2

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. May 18, 2009.

It looks like the Waxman-Markey bill is not the alpha and the omega of energy policy -- this is big news, too.

Can Crazy Techno Schemes Actually Save Us from Climate Change?

Gwen Schantz, AlterNet. February 9, 2009.

From blocking out the sun with "space shields" to fertilizing the oceans with carbon-consuming algae, will the magic of science save us?

Obama vs. McCain: Saving the Environment May be Our Best Hope for the Economy -- Voter Guide

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.

From climate change to energy independence, a look at where the candidates stand on this year's top 10 environmental issues.

Peak Oil Is a Problem We Can Solve Now

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. April 10, 2008.

The peak oil problem will not "destroy suburbia" or the American way of life. Only unrestrained emissions of greenhouse gases can do that.

Will We Have a 100-mpg Car Soon?

Ron Scherer , Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor. March 28, 2008.

A $10 million contest may get us there quicker then you think.

China's Fuel Efficiency Kicks America's Butt

Dr. Joseph Romm, Climate Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 25, 2008.

Not a single U.S.-made car meets China's fuel standards.

How We Can Save Money and Cut Our Dependence on Foreign Oil

The Progress ReportDecember 4, 2007.

Congress needs to pass the energy bill to raise fuel efficiency standards and increase utilities' use of renewable energy sources.

How Vermont May Force the Auto Industry and Congress to Address Climate Change

Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor. September 14, 2007.

A new court ruling could force a nationwide standard on fuel economy.

A Call To Lower the Speed Limit to 55

Matthew S. Miller, AlterNet. May 31, 2007.

It's tough love for the oil addicted.

Fuel Economy Back on U.S. Agenda

Mark Clayton, Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor. May 14, 2007.

A bipartisan bill, which cleared a Senate committee last week, seeks to boost average car mileage by about 10 miles per gallon from 2011 to 2020.