RFA launches #FlexMyChoice FFV awareness campaign
This effort is aimed directly at automakers, auto dealerships, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly record
The January figures are in, and Earth’s string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperature was above normal by the highest margin of any month on record.
Hofmeister: U.S. must not be victimized by ‘contrived’ oil market
The global oil trade is a “contrived market” not subject to the usual laws of supply and demand, and the United States has an “absolute requirement” to use alternatives if it hopes to wean itself off imported oil, former Shell Oil president John Hofmeister said during the keynote speech at the National Ethanol Conference. Read more →
The EPA’s crackdown on race cars, explained
SEMA announced a pending EPA rule that, in the interest of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, would “prohibit conversion of vehicles originally designed for on-road use into racecars” and “make the sale of certain products for use on such vehicles illegal,” in their words. Naturally, this sparked a wildfire of controversy in the tuning and racing communities.
Supreme Court’s blow to emissions efforts may imperil Paris climate accord
The Supreme Court’s surprise decision to halt the carrying out of President Obama’s climate change regulation could weaken or even imperil the international global warming accord reached with great ceremony in Paris less than two months ago, climate diplomats say.
The shocking truth about America’s ethanol law: It doesn’t matter (for now)
The ethanol mandate requires gasoline companies to do something that, at the moment, they’d do anyway. The reason, in a word, is octane.
GasBuddy announces new E85 station search feature
You asked for it, so you got it! GasBuddy announced a new feature today that allows drivers to find the closest station offering E85, as well as report and compare those prices.
Australia cuts 110 climate scientist jobs
With an ax rather than a scalpel, Australia’s federal science agency last week chopped off its climate research arm in a decision that has stunned scientists and left employees dispirited.
Oil industry group’s own report shows early knowledge of climate impacts
A Columbia University report commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute in 1982 cautioned that global warming “can have serious consequences for man’s comfort and survival.”
Ford gets serious about electric cars
Chasing Tesla and General Motors, Ford hopes a $4.5 billion investment will help it leapfrog to the front the pack when it comes to developing electrified cars.
