AFVi News Archive - June 2008

06/30/08: Preparing the Battlefield, Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker

06/30/08: It Was Oil All Along, Bill Moyers, Common Dreams

06/30/08: Thinking Outside the Barrel About OPEC and the Oil Weapon, Anne Korin, The Cutting Edge

06/30/08: California Orders Green Labels for New Cars, David Shepardson, Detroit News

06/27/08: VeraSun to Unveil New Ethanol Blend, KSFY.com

06/27/08: Plan Launched to Cut Emissions at Port, Rick Orlov, Daily News

06/27/08: Natural Gas Can Power Vehicles or Electric Power Plants, Rod Adams, Cleantechnica.com

06/27/08: Energy Thirst Still Topping Climate Risk, Andrew Revkin, New York Times

06/27/08: Must Read CIBC Report, $7 Gas by 2010. Joseph Romm, Climate Progress

06/26/08: Why We’ll Wish We Did What California Did, Dan Shapley, The Daily Green

06/26/08: Stage Set for November Ballot Duels Over Clean-energy Plans, John Howard, Capitol Weekly

06/26/08: Judge Rejects Automakers’ Efforts on Emissions Rules, Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times

06/26/08: Testing of Electric Truck for Los Angeles Port Sparks Enthusiasm, Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

06/25/08: White House Refused to Open Email on Pollutants, Felicity Barringer, New York Times

06/25/08: Nevada Say Never Again, Kate Sheppard, Grist

06/25/08: What an Intelligent Energy Policy Would Look Like, Clive Crook, The Atlantic

06/25/08: Clever and Deceptive:  API’s New Ads, Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights

06/24/08: Prosecute Oil Companies, Telegraph

06/24/08: Energy Future:  A Significant Period of Discomfort, Robert Hirsch, Allianz

06/24/08: McCain:  $300 Million for Battery, David Shepardson, Detroit News

06/24/08: Plug-In Cars, Living On Earth

06/24/08: Big Win for Biodiesel, National Biodiesel Board

06/24/08: Clear Answers About Biofuels and Prices for Food, Karl Guenther, Kalamazoo Gazette

06/23/08: Climatologist Renews His Call for Action, Andrew Revkin, New York Times

06/23/08: Air Board’s Ambitious Plan to Battle Warming, Matthew Yi, San Francisco Chronicle

06/23/08: Clean Air Rules Deserve Respect, Mark Wenzler, Knoxville News Sentinel

06/23/08: White House Refuses to Release Documents on Air Quality Policy, Spencer Hsu, Washington Post

06/23/08: Mr.Bush, Lead or Leave, Thomas Friedman, New York Times

06/23/08: Saudis, U.S. Split on Oil, Sebastian Abbott, Detroit News

06/20/08: The End of the Petrolhead, The Economist

06/20/08: Big Oil’s Hydrogen Future, William Pentland, Forbes

06/20/08: The Dirty Truth About Clean Coal, Ben Elgin, Business Week

06/20/08: Report on Climate Predicts Extremes, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

06/20/08: News Coverage of Extreme Weather in the Midwest Misses the Story, Amy Goodman, Salt Lake Tribune

06/19/08: Bush Calls for Offshore Oil Drilling, Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post

06/19/08: EPA’s Draft Raises MPG, David Shepardson, Detroit News

06/19/08: The Peak Oil Crisis-The Summer Ahead, Tom Whipple, Falls Church News-Press

06/19/08: Growing Strength and Divide in Climate Opinion, Environmental Science and Technology

06/19/08: New Diesel Rules:  School Districts Had Plenty of Time to Prepare, Capitol Weekly

06/11/08: Balance of Power, Joe Bednar, Business West

06/11/08: Toyota Promises Plug-in Hybrid by 2010, Yuri Kageyama, Detroit News

06/11/08: Electric Cars Get a Jolt, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine

06/11/08: China Using Up Natural Resources Fast, Report Says, Planet Ark

06/10/08: The Hybrid Holdup:  Fresh Batteries, Joseph Szczesny, Time

06/10/08: The Tortoise and the Hare:  Honda Laughs Last?, Karl, Edmunds

06/10/08: Some Find Ways to Beat Gas Prices, Clayton Norlen, Deseret News

06/10/08: Thai Cabinet Approves 6000 Natural Gas Buses, Forbes

06/10/08: Peak Oil Review, Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA

06/09/08: America Can and Should Grow Food and Fuel, Senator John Thune, Meade County Times

06/09/08: Propane-The Other ‘White Meat’ of Alternative Fuels, Martin LaMonica, GreenTech Blog

06/09/08: The Brighter Side of Higher Gas Prices, Automotive.com

06/09/08: Senate Authors of RFS Mandate Take Another Look, Allison Winter, E&E Publishing

06/06/08: E85 More Popular, Easier to Find, Timothy Charles Holmseth, Ethanol Producer Magazine

06/06/08: IEA Sees $45 Trillion in Spending to Cut CO2, Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch

06/06/08: Chrysler Matches Toyota in Efficiency, Eric Morath, Detroit News

06/06/08: New Toyota Model Outshines Previous Fuel Cell Vehicle, Taipei Times

06/05/08: More Talking Than Listening in the Senate Debate on Climate Change, David Herszenhorn, New York Times

06/05/08: Consumer Shift Drives Big Change for Automakers, Editorial, Detroit Free Press

06/05/08: Westport Receives Largest Non Port Order to Date, Fox Business

06/05/08: This Environment Day Let’s Kick the CO2 Habit, Editor, Times of India

06/05/08: Cities Push Consumer Climate Fight, Timothy Gardner, Reuters

06/04/08: The Coming Energy Wars, Rana Foroohar, Newsweek

06/04/08: Oil Companies Need to Move With Same Urgency as GM, Design News

06/04/08: Peak Oil Review, Tom Whipple, ASPO USA

06/04/08: Dependence on Middle East Energy and Its Impact on Global Security, Gal Luft, Cutting Edge

06/04/08: Nuclear Energy Votes Could Doom Senate Climate Change Legislation, Congressional Quarterly

06/04/08: U.S. Seeks License for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Tom Doggett, Reuters

06/04/08: Nuclear Bomb, Joseph Romm, Salon.com

06/03/08: One Giant Step for Biodiesel, Brett Clanton, Houston Chronicle

06/03/08: GM to Close 4 Plants Launch New Green Vehicles, AFP

06/03/08: Electric Cars to Become Inflatable?, Electric Pig

06/03/08: Westport Reports Fourth Quarter Results, Fox Business

06/02/08: Detroit Automakers: The Heat is On, Bill Visnic, Edmunds Auto Observer

06/02/08: Aubrey McClendon Tells How to Make $100,000, Don Mecoy, NewsOK.com

06/02/08: Oil Companies May Resist Calls for Renewables, Michael Erman and Tom Bergin, Reuters

06/02/08: Industries Allied to Cap Carbon Differ on the Details, Jad Mouawad, New York Times