Fuel Economy

Recommended Reading
 
  • Fuel Economy Progress. Bangor Daily News. September 28, 2010
  • Extreme Heat Bleaches Coral, and Threat Is Seen. The New York Times.
What do you want to hear from President Obama during his address to the nation on Tuesday?

Arena

June 14, 2010

…As we said in Bloomberg/Businessweek, the Gulf spill is an environmental disaster that will happen again until we cut our addiction to oil. How do we wean ourselves? We toughen our fuel-economy and emissions standards so that automakers move beyond cars that depend on oil….

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Obama seeks fuel efficiency standards for large trucks

detnews.com

May 22, 2010

By David Shephardson

Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, said "a tough new rule" is needed "that breaks our addiction to oil." He expects tough negotiations between automakers and California….

OMB questions fuel-economy benefits

 washingtonpost.com

March 19, 2010

By Juliet Eilperin

It’s the end of the road for Hummer

By David Usborne

Feb. 26, 2010

…Environmentalists took a different view. "Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet," said Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign at the Centre for Auto Safety in Washington. "Hummer should rest in pieces."

Ode to the fallen Hummer

Salon.com

By Andrew Leonard

Feb. 25, 2010

…The L.A. Times quotes Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, as saying that "Closing Hummer simultaneously improves the health of GM, China and the planet. Hummer should rest in pieces. " …

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