The “zero emissions” claim grates on some experts, who have continued to argue over whether electric cars are really more environmentally friendly than gas guzzlers, once the manufacturing process for the vehicles and their batteries are taken into account.
As oil prices recover and U.S. shale production picks up, energy companies that had planned to ship crude on the Dakota Access Pipeline will turn to rail, a transport method that poses its own risks to the environment and local communities.
Pew Research Center’s spring 2015 survey found that people around the world are concerned about climate change and want their governments to take action.
Paris authorities restricted traffic in the city for a second day after a “lid of pollution” sealed the capital, causing concern over public health.
The size of Monday’s leak and extent of the spill were not yet known. It occurred as Native Americans, climate activists and other protesters camped about 200 miles away, at the site of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline project over concerns a leak there could contaminate the water supply.
The California Air Resources Board is proposing an important climate change reduction plan that will help residents breathe easier, eat healthier and reduce food waste.
A major auto trade group is making a last-ditch effort to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing tough fuel economy standards through the 2025 model year.
Ford Motor Co. plans to lobby President-elect Donald Trump to soften U.S. and state fuel-economy rules that hurt profits by forcing automakers to build more electric cars and hybrids than are warranted by customer demand.
Todd Becker, CEO of ethanol producer Green Plains, says: “Ethanol has become the backbone of agriculture” by buying corn which farmers would have no market for. “If we stay in $50-$70 oil and $3-$4 corn, we’re in a very good, competitive world.”
The real death of the stick shift will be electric vehicles. Because of the nature of electric motors, a gear box is unnecessary.
