More miles per gallon a goal of first-ever efficiency rules for medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Government to propose truck fuel efficiency rules
Related Articles Washington (AP) Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20...

Obama aims to toughen big-vehicle mileage rules
Washington — Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks, and heavy-duty pickup trucks would have to use less Energy under Fuel-efficiency rules proposed by the Obama Administration — the first ever for such Vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to...

Government to propose truck fuel efficiency rules
Source: Associated Press Plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel consumption Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in...

Government seeks truck fuel efficiency rules
Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in Greenhouse gas...

Government to propose truck fuel efficiency rules
Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in Greenhouse gas...

Govt proposing that many trucks improve efficiency
Washington (AP) - Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in...

Energy Roundup: Climate rules loom; Obama lays out plan
EPA readies first-time Climate rules for trucks and buses The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are expected to propose joint Greenhouse Gas and mileage standards for big trucks this week. The proposal which would cover medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses could come Monday, the Associated Press reports . The plan is expected to call for about a 20 percent reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel consumption for long-haul trucks, said...

Sen. Baucus, I Salute You! OK, I Will Salute You If… | OpenMarket.org
As you likely saw, Senator Baucus [D-MT] said yesterday that he would strip U.S. EPA’s authority to regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act: That would put too much power into few hands.” (Source: E&E News )Senator Baucuss apprehension to EPAs power over all activity is well placed. On October 5th, EPA officials said that those states not cooperating come January 2nd would face a gap in permitting authority that could prevent sources from receiving...

Big Methane Biogas Blowout Planned for U.S. Farmers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture are teaming up to help farmers invest in Methane biogas recovery , to the tune of $3.9 million over the next five years. The new funds represent a big push for a rapidly growing trend that enables farmers to reclaim a Renewable Energy resource, cut their utility costs, and take a big chunk out of their Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The new partnership aims to expand the existing AgStar program for reducing Methane...

Brava, Sen. Murkowski | OpenMarket.org
During the past four-plus months, despite vicious attacks by eco-pressure groups and preemptive cringing bythe subsidy dependent Auto Industry,Sen. Murkowksiworked patiently, calmly, and indefatigablytoclarify the real issues, which are: (1) “The sweeping powers being pursued by EPA are the worst possible option for reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions”; (2) “politically accountable members of the House and Senate, not unelected Bureaucrats, must develop our...

Mediterranean nations agree to combat climate change
VOUGIAGMENI, Greece — Some 15 Mediterranean countries, including Israel and the Palestinian Authority, agreed Friday to work together to combat the effects of Climate Change that threaten the region. The countries signed a declaration at a Climate Change conference near Athens in Greece which called for "contributing to the emergence of low carbon, resource efficient and Climate resilient economies." "Climate Change threatens our way of life as people of the Mediterranean," said Greek...

Govt proposing that many trucks improve efficiency
Washington (AP) - Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in...

Government to propose truck fuel efficiency rules
Washington (AP) — Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Pro...

Govt proposing that many trucks improve efficiency
Washington – Future tractor-trailers, school buses, delivery vans, garbage trucks and heavy-duty pickup trucks must do better at the pump under first-ever Fuel Efficiency rules coming from the Obama Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department are moving ahead with a proposal for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, beginning with those sold in the 2014 model year and into the 2018 model year. The plan is expected to seek about a 20 percent reduction in...

But Obama's Science Czar Said this was a Good Thing
“Space Tourism to accelerate Climate Change” screams this Nature.com article that Matt Drudge links to — but then, doesn’t everything? Climate Change caused by black Carbon, also known as soot, emitted during a decade of commercial Space flight would be comparable to that from current Global aviation, researchers estimate. The findings, reported in a paper in Press in Geophysical Research Letters 1 , suggest that emissions from 1,000 private rocket launches a...

Q&A: the CRC energy efficiency scheme
The CRC Energy Efficiency scheme will pit public and Private Sector firms against one other to make the greatest savings on power bills What is the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme? The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme is a new, mandatory, Energy -saving and Carbon Emissions -reduction scheme for the UK. It will see big companies compete against one another to cut their Energy bills fastest, in a bid to rank highest in a league table where the leaders will be financially rewarded. Why is it being...

Morgue upgrades mean more room for bodies
The project cost $3,285,000, but will save about $360,000 a year -- a guarantee in the County's contract with Siemens Industry, according to the County. Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano said Thursday that he wants to expand the effort to other buildings. "If you're doing everything right, if you're green in the right way, you're going to save another kind of green -- which is money," he said Thursday during a news Conference and tour at the facility on East Warren in Detroit. The...

Democracy, California-Style: Voters to Decide on Pot, Global Warming, Fiscal Affairs
Proposition 23 would suspend California's unique Global Warming law, which seeks to cut the state's Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The eyes of the world are on this proposal, says former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, as Oil-producing nations wait to see if the United States is serious about developing alternative sources of energy and reducing dependence on Foreign Oil. Shultz heads a group opposing the initiative. Proposition 19 would legalize Marijuana and allow...

Partnership for Sustainable Communities Awards Grants to Build Infrastructure Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today at the National Press Club, administration officials highlighted recent grants released by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities <https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/partnership_year1.pdf>  to support more livable and sustainable communities across the country. The Partnership - which consists of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -...

Michigan Supreme Court justice explains use of racial slur
Robert Young Jr. responded after former Justice Elizabeth Weaver gave a Speech this week accusing him of using the Slur. She says it shows why he doesn't deserve another term on the Court. Young, who is black, said he used it during an "impassioned plea" to emphasize how someone was being treated "without dignity." He said he couldn't recall details. Weaver said in the Speech that Young used the Slur while discussing a judicial Candidate. She declined to comment Friday while golfing. The two...

Building Stronger, Sustainable Communities Through Strategic Coordination
Posted by Melody Barnes on October 21, 2010 at 12:21 PM EDT This morning at the National Press Club, I joined HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to discuss the Partnership for Sustainable Communities .  The Partnership is an initiative that brings together the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Transportation to ensure that the agencies’...

A fresh look at agriculture in the 112th Congress
Theres no question that the 112 th Congress will bring new faces and changes to Washington. A few may be familiar with Farm Policy, but like the Public-at-large, most of them wont. Even the agriculture committees that will write the next Farm bill wont be immune to these changes. As with any new Congress, the American Farm Bureau Federation is looking forward to working with new members to help them better understand one of the nations most vital industries. With the Farm bill,...

BP and other large European green-washing polluters funnel cash to U.S. Senators blocking climate action
Today CAN Europe released a new report based on an analysis of publicly available Campaign Finance records, definitively proving that polluting European companies are funding Climate Legislation blockers in US politics. Their overseas support is all the more galling because the same companies argue that additional Emissions reductions in Europe cannot be pursued until the United States takes action. CP reported over the weekend that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s pro-GOP,...

LAT/USC Poll: Climate Change Bites eMeg's Backside
Long ago, Calbuzz suggested that Meg Whitman made a strategic blunder during the Republican Primary when, in an effort to look conservative enough to beat Steve Poizner, she came out swinging against AB 32 , Californias pioneering Greenhouse-gas reduction law. Our point was simple: she had alienated independent and moderate Voters who tilt the balance of power in California because, for them, protecting the environment is an important cause. Whitman tried to soften her outspoken...

Stinky Renewable Energy Source Creates Smog
California is the nation's largest Dairy state, which means that while cows there produce a lot of milk, they also produce something else — Methane gas. And Methane is a powerful contributor to Climate Change. Some farmers, at a great up-front cost, are capturing the gas and using it to create Renewable Electricity for their Farms. But by solving one environmental problem, they're running headlong into another. Double-Edged Sword For nearly 100 years, John Fiscalini's family has run a...