Climate and Emissions
It’s time for all of us to do our part this Earth Day, no matter how small. According to the EPA, not driving for just two days each week can lower fossil fuel emissions by an average of 1,600 pounds per year.
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The U.K. pays about $9 a gallon for gas. Considering our prices haven’t even reached $4 a gallon in most parts of the country, we’re really not paying too much.
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A new USC study finds a link between brain damage and freeway air pollution.
Read more »Some of you have probably seen this before, but we just came across this brilliant video from the Post Carbon Institute about the history of fossil fuels.
Read more »Responding to increasing gas prices, President Barack Obama outlined a plan to reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign oil, including a proposal to buy only alt-fuel cars for the entire federal fleet by 2015.
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$5 Gallon Gas Could Add 1.5 Billion Trips On The U.S. Public Transportation System
- by Ami Cholia
As gas prices continue to rise because of turmoil in the middle-east and now Japan, an increasing number of Americans are taking to public transportation, a new study released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) found.
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Alt 8 Tips To Being Fuel-Efficient And Saving Money At The Pump
- by Ami Cholia
As the weekend is upon us, here are ALT 8 things you can do to save money at the pump.
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While several Republicans are falling all over themselves to deny the existence of climate change, a new report released this week, finds that climate change will have a tremendous impact on the transportation, construction, and manufacturing industries over the next 20 years. Monetarily, that could cost us over $8 trillion by the year 2030.
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Air pollution triggers more heart attacks than abusing cocaine, alcohol, coffee and exercise.
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Supreme Court Rejects Bloomberg’s Push For Hybrid Taxis In NYC
- by Ami Cholia
Just as the Obama administration is calling for an increased number of fuel-efficient cars on the road, the Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal made by New York to mandate fuel emission standards on the city’s cabs.
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