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“People Act as Though the Hybrid Could Solve All Our Problems”

By Jason Varone | Mar 8, 2007 | 4 Comments

In a lengthy interview with Spiegel, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn defends his company’s environmental record: SPIEGEL: Isn’t it embarrassing that German carmakers are not achieving the climate protection goals they have set for themselves? Winterkorn: No, because reaching these goals isn’t entirely up to us. The European auto industry made a commitment to reduce carbon […]

CO2 from Shipping Twice as Much as Airlines

By Jason Varone | Mar 6, 2007 | 13 Comments

The Guardian reports: Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping are double those of aviation and increasing at an alarming rate which will have a serious impact on global warming, according to research by the industry and European academics. Separate studies suggest that maritime carbon dioxide emissions are not only higher than previously thought, but could rise […]

Schumer & Clinton Backing Upstate NIMBY’s Against Wind Power

By Jason Varone | Feb 28, 2007 | 8 Comments

Newsday reports: A high-voltage transmission line running through Central New York could spur the creation of environmentally friendly wind farms across the state, according to Bill May, project manager for the Albany-based New York Regional Interconnect Inc., who hopes to build the line. However, there is intense opposition coming from many upstate residents. Perhaps that […]

Green Collar Jobs for Urban America

By Jason Varone | Feb 28, 2007 | No Comments

In Oakland, California, the pathway out of poverty is the new green wave. Yes Magazine reports on a new movement for urban renewal: A "green-collar job" involves environment-friendly products or services. Construction work on a green building, organic farming, solar panel manufacturing, bicycle repair: all are "green jobs." The green-collar economy is big money, and […]

European Automakers Are Feeling the Heat

By Jason Varone | Feb 26, 2007 | 1 Comment

While the never-ending barrage of automobile advertising is as shameless as ever here in the States, European automakers are beginning to recognize that their product is perceived as harmful and destructive, not unlike cigarettes or trans-fats. The Wall Street Journal reports: Amid growing alarm over climate change and a trend in Europe toward faster, heavier […]

Taxing Vehicles Based on Their Environmental Impact

By Jason Varone | Feb 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

The New Zealand Herald reports: Germany’s government plans to tax cars based on emissions instead of engine size to help tackle climate change, Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said. Tiefensee told a news conference early Sunday that German and other European carmakers had to do more to protect the environment, after the head of the UN […]

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