This is neat! Georgetown Climate Center has built a map of state climate and energy policies, including (as shown below) the change in carbon pollution emissions that come from the power sector, from 2005-2012. The darker the green, the greater the reduction; the deeper the blue/purple, the higher of an increase. (Click the map to visit Georgetown’s site to play around with […]
Last year, Oregon joined seven other states in issuing a declaration that we would put more zero-emission vehicles on the road. The initiative would aim for 3.3 million clean fuel vehicles within 12 years. Today, these states have launched first steps to turn the plan into reality. From the Chicago Tribune: The eight-state coalition, which includes […]
There are dozens of reports that show how Clean Fuels Programs boost jobs, economic development, and savings at the pump. (See here and here, for a few examples.) But Clean Fuels boost our economy in other real, tangible ways in addition to these traditional economic indicators. Via National Resources Defense Council: But even outside reduced […]
An incredible move from Tesla. Tesla is partnering with Panasonic and other businesses to develop low cost, mass produced battery packs to drive down the cost of electric vehicles. Via Slate: The Gigafactory is Tesla’s name for the massive, all-in-one battery factory it’s planning to build somewhere in the American West, starting in the next few […]
I wonder if this… Democratic Governor Jay Inslee says Washington will likely adopt a California-style pollution limit on gasoline and other transportation fuels. Inslee recently ordered a feasibility and cost study of a low-carbon fuel standard. For months now, Washington Republicans have been predicting that Inslee will use his executive powers to enact a low-carbon fuel standard. […]
“We need to be encouraging this ,” he said. “This helps everyone. … I’m trying to think of the downside. I can’t think of it.” – Washington County Commissioner Chair candidate Allen Amabisca on alternative fuel production at Summit Natural Energy Did you catch the Oregonian story on Summit Natural Energy in Cornelius, Oregon? David McCoy, plant manager, opened his doors […]