“Fuel economy targets are so high that less than 5 percent of today’s increasingly energy-efficient vehicles can meet 2022 standards.” Continue reading Obama fuel economy standards based on gas prices double today’s
Category: Fuel economy
UN Condemns Biofuels
Biofuels make no energy or even carbon sense, are not “renewables” in a sensible analysis, and compromise food supplies.
Thanks Charles Battig in AT linked below.
Continue reading UN Condemns Biofuels
Government just Hates the Bakken
Here we go.
The Bakken Blitz–make you think of the IRS and other examples of government zeal.
Enviro regulators on the prowl.
http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2014/02/05/stories/1059994052
Sel Graham ghostwriting for National Review?
It’s like a seance man, yesterday, Sel Graham sets out the reasons why ethanol is really stupid.
Continue reading Sel Graham ghostwriting for National Review?
Obama makes 2015 Ford Mustang 400 lbs. less safe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that every 100-pound reduction in the weight of small cars increases annual traffic fatalities by as much as 715. Continue reading Obama makes 2015 Ford Mustang 400 lbs. less safe
Everybody Agrees that CAFE Standards Are Inefficient
A new MIT study — from a group that is very sympathetic to carbon regulatory policies — documents how inefficient vehicle fuel efficiency (CAFE) standards are. Continue reading Everybody Agrees that CAFE Standards Are Inefficient
Wireless trade group opposes car-cooling window-glazing technique
“Glazing improves [fuel] efficiency by 3%.” Continue reading Wireless trade group opposes car-cooling window-glazing technique
Obama’s Aspiration for America: Better Gas Mileage
Wind, solar and biofuels, too, oh boy! Continue reading Obama’s Aspiration for America: Better Gas Mileage
RFK Jr: Inhofe a ‘prostitute’, ‘big oil’s top call girl’
Limbaugh mispoke. RFK Jr. actually took the time to type it out. Continue reading RFK Jr: Inhofe a ‘prostitute’, ‘big oil’s top call girl’
CAFE self-defeating, says study
There’s a reason the car industry doesn’t fight too hard against CAFE tightening. Continue reading CAFE self-defeating, says study
The United States of EPA
“Here’s one good way to consider the vote in 2012: It’s about whether to re-elect President Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, which these days runs most the U.S. economy,” says the Wall Street Journal editorial page. Continue reading The United States of EPA
Issa sets sights on California air board
“Issa fired off a 13-page letter to Nichols the other day demanding answers to questions that sometimes take on a have-you-stopped-beating-your-wife tone.” Continue reading Issa sets sights on California air board