JENNINGS, La. — For decades, the big oil companies and the farm lobby have been fighting about ethanol, with the farmers pushing to produce more of it and the refiners arguing it was a boondoggle that would do little to … Continued
It’s not enough that consumers are already being forced to buy ethanol-blended gasoline that yields worse mileage and offers, at best, questionable environmental benefits. Now ethanol producers want to increase the legal limit on the amount of their product in … Continued
President Obama says investing in a “green economy” can create 5 million jobs in the next 10 years. How? The answer may lie in Germany. The country that is home to Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen is on its way to making … Continued
I’m not sure what is scarier: global warming or the 932-page cap-and-trade bill that purports to save us from life in an oven. You’d think Leo Tolstoy wrote it. Washington makes things incomprehensible to create hiding places for special-interest groups. … Continued
People are very entrenched in the way they do their laundry,” says Adam Lowry, the co-founder and chief “greenskeeper” at Method. And that’s a problem, as we’ll explain in a moment. Method is an 8-year-old company that makes “environmentally-friendly cleaning … Continued
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA-COTE) has announced its Top Ten Green Projects for 2009. Full profiles of these projects are available at www.aiatopten.org and at www.buildinggreen.com. Charles Hostler Student Center: An athletic facility and gathering … Continued
DETROIT (Reuters) – The tough U.S. fuel economy standards announced by President Barack Obama on Tuesday represents a bonanza for companies that supply hybrid technology and other gas-conserving components needed to meet the new benchmarks. Potential winners range from established … Continued
We already knew it was coming, but now it’s official. the US fuel economy standards are being beefed up starting in 2012, ramping up by 5% a year to a fleet average (cars & trucks) of 35.5 MPG in 2016. … Continued
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co. Toyota, which has dominated … Continued
