US EPA to regulate Green House gas emissions from cars
Prototype Solar Power-Assist for Buses Sunpods Inc. is California-based manufacturing company. They produce modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems. Recently they have come out with an idea of the first solar power-assist system for buses. They should be applauded for developing it in a mere six weeks. Their partner is Bauer Intelligent Transportation. The system developed [.]Posted in: Public Transit, Solar Power, Transportation |
Battery Free is Possible with the Ene Pocket Parents everywhere probably just sat up in their chairs reading that. Regardless of whether they are buying rechargeable batteries or getting Duracell batteries when they go on sale at Staples, batteries of any kind put a hurting on the wallet and to landfills. This is especially true around Christmas when toys demand that they [.]Posted in: Batteries, Biofuels, Inventions |
| All Fish Tested from U.S. Streams Found Contaminated with Mercury In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury. “This study shows just how widespread mercury pollution has become in our air, watersheds and many of our fish in freshwater streams,” said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. |
Kia Crashes the Green Car Party with the Kia Hybrid Car Remember when Kia first hit the market and other car manufacturers were laughing at them? Well, they havent been laughing in quite some time as Kia continues to put out attractive looking vehicles for far less money than anyone else. They have now unleashed their latest entry into the hybrid market at the new [.]Posted in: Hybrid Cars, Industry, Transportation |
| US EPA to regulate Green House gas emissions from cars The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department sent the final rules this week to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, according to a notice posted on the OMB website. The higher mileage requirements will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 900 million metric tons and save 1.8 billion barrels of oil over the life of vehicles built during the 2012-2016 model years, according to the EPA. |
| Actions intensified on bill, national communication. Climate change stakeholders are taking considerable strides on ways to address the global menace as well as effectively position the nation to access inherent abundant opportunities. |
Americas Premiere Wave Power Farm Sets Sail Wave energy is among the impressive list of renewable energy resources that is being developed in the United States. New Jersey-based developer, Ocean Power Technologies has launched a project that features the nations first commercial wave power farm off the coast of Reedsport, Oregon. Once the project is completed, wave energy will generate power [.]Posted in: Future Energy, Industry, Wave Power |
| Global Trades Dirty Secret: Outsourced Emissions The Carnegie Institution of Science released a new study this week finding that one-third of the carbon dioxide emissions developed countries release into the atmosphere result from goods and services produced outside their borders. The reports details are troubling: Carnegies researchers estimate that 2.5 tons of CO2 per person are consumed in the United States but are produced elsewhere, and that figure spikes to 4 tons per European. Another point that will cause considerable disagreement among global climate negotiators is Carnegies analysis that one-quarter of the emissions in China are actually the result of its exports to its trading partners such as the United States. |
| Can Elevating Houses Keep Unemployment From Rising? The following is a pretty stark visualization of unemployment rates in Louisiana compared to the rest of the United States (a nifty tool provided by the folks at Google). Before Katrina (that big spike there in 2005), Louisiana's unemployment consistently hovered above the national average. But after the storm, unemployment dipped below and stayed below the [.] |