AFVi News Archive - July 2008

07/31/08: Cox Enterprises Goes With Green Trucks, Atlanta Business Chronicle

07/31/08: Senate Democrats Pass $6 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Automakers, David Shepardson, Detroit News

07/31/08: Energy Tax Credit Stalled in the Senate, Jim Abrams, Philadelphia Inquirer

07/31/08: U.S. Has 50% More Natural Gas Than Once Thought, Paul Davidson, USA Today

07/31/08: Pickens Harnesses Power of the Net, Chris O’Brien, San Jose Mercury News

07/30/08: Westerners Want Green Policies, Less Oil Dependence, Patty Henetz, Salt Lake Tribune

07/30/08: GM To Let Workers See Volt, David Shepardson, Detroit News

07/30/08: Dallas Businessman Plans to Sell All EVs, David Flick, Dallas Morning News

07/30/08: Electric Dirt Bike Ready to Ride, Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times

07/30/08: NREL, DOW Showing There May Be Great Plastic in Future, Mark Jaffe, Denver Post

07/30/08: 4 Senate Dems Urge EPA Chief to Resign, Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle

07/29/08: As Americans Cut Back Driving, Highway Funds Drop, Trucker.com

07/29/08: Fuel Prices Force Schools to Weigh Staff, Class Cuts, Greg Toppo, USA Today

07/29/08: Green Coke:  Company Hits Road With Hybrid Trucks, John Dorschner, Miami Herald

07/29/08: Truckers Sue Over Port Plan, Art Marraquin, Press Telegram

07/29/08: Chesapeake Energy, Natural Gas Supply Responds to Price, Seeking Alpha

07/29/08: Paccar Fuel Saving Hybrid Trucks Aim at Distribution Industry, Angel Gonzalez, Seattle Times

07/29/08: EPA Managers Warned Not to Answer Inquiries, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

07/28/08: China’s Cars Accelerating a Global Demand for Fuel, Ariana  Eunjung Cha, Washington Post

07/28/08: Hybrids By Fisher, Buses Would Double MPG, Bill Shea, Crain’s Detroit Business

07/28/08: ADM Bests Exxon as Farmers Gain Influence Over Energy Policy, Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg

07/28/08: This Auto Fuel Still Cheaper, Michael Booth, Denver Post

07/28/08: Chesapeake Energy, Natural Gas Supply Responds to Price, Seeking Alpha

07/25/08: EPA Concluded Global Warming Endangers Public Health, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

07/25/08: Biodiesel Warranty Issues, What You and Your Dealer Should Know, NW Biofuels Association

07/25/08: The Next Colonial Scramble, Editorial, The Independent

07/25/08: The Peak Oil Crisis:  America’s Electricity, Tom Whipple, Falls Church News-Press

07/24/08: The Road Ahead for Ford is Full of Smaller Cars, Bill Vlasic, New York Times

07/24/08: 2010 Honda Hybrid Prius, Jake Holmes, Car and Driver

07/24/08: Ethanol Plant Given Green Light by Panel, Jerry Berrios, Daily News

07/24/08: All of the Above, Kate Sheppard, Gristmill

07/23/08: Blue Bird’s Propane Buses Debut in Texas, Wayne Crenshaw, Macon.com

07/23/08: Nissan to Test Electric Cars in Tennessee, Environmental News Network

07/23/08: Uprising Against the Ethanol Mandate, David Streitfeld, New York Times

07/23/08: Ethanol Waiver Delay Gains Biodiesel Chief Praise, John Davis, Domestic Fuel

07/23/08: Ex-EPA Official Says White House Pulled Rank, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

07/23/08: Cartoons Make Climate Change a Laughing Matter, The Guardian

07/22/08: Utilities, GM Team on Plug-in Hybrids, David Shepardson, Detroit News

07/22/08: EPA to Fund Projects Aimed at Diesel Retrofits, TheTrucker.com

07/22/08: Biofuels Take On Bigger Role in Brevard, Rebecca Basu, Florida Today

07/22/08: Poll Shows Support for Ethanol, Lisa Loring, Daily Kenoshan

07/22/08: Why The Oil Crunch May Grow Worse, Elizabeth Douglass, Los Angeles Times

07/21/08: Congressional Proposals Increase Use of Natural Gas for Transportation, Green Car Congress

07/21/08: America’s Addiction to Oil is a Big Threat, Editorial, Delco Times

07/21/08: McCain Backs States’ Rules on Emissions, Gordon Trowbridge, Detroit News

07/21/08: Who’s Who in the Clean Energy Race, Los Angeles Times

07/21/08: Even Oilmen Believe Our Planet is Burning Up, Simon Beaufoy, Mail Online

07/18/08: Science Panel Says $200b Needed for Hydrogen Vehicles, David Shepardson, Detroit News

07/18/08: Warming is a Major Threat to Humans, EPA Finds, David Fahrenthold, Washington Post

07/18/08: JD Power:  Hybrids Lead Alt Power Demands, JDPower.com

07/18/08: Honda Stays a Step Ahead, Dan Gearino, Columbus Dispatch

07/18/08: Clean Energy Awarded Millions for Southern California, Green Car Congress

07/15/08: Bush Lifts Drilling Moratorium, Prodding Congress, Steven Lee Myers, New York Times

07/15/08: Corporate Interest in Environmental Performance Grows, TheTrucker.com

07/15/08: Chrysler to Offer Electric Vehicles in 3 to 5 Years, Nate Martinez, Motor Trend

07/15/08: Lobbyists Manufacture Food-versus-Fuel Controversy, Jerry Kramm, Biodiesel Magazine

07/15/08: Peak Oil Review, Tom Whipple, ASPO USA

07/15/08: Oil Exports From Entire Gulf Region at Risk, Simon Webb, Arabian Business.com

07/14/08: Westport Partners With European Engine Manufacturer, MarketWire

07/14/08: Deal Between Governors, GM to Push Biofuels Stations, Justin Hyde, Detroit Free Press

07/14/08: Worth the Risk?  Debate on Offshore Drilling Heats Up, Rick Jervis, USA Today

07/14/08: Despite 800 Billion Barrel Potential, Oil Shale a Hard Sell, David Ivanovich, Houston Chronicle

07/14/08: Why China Matters To Us All, Kerry Brown, Times Online

07/11/08: Energetic Thinking, Prius Power, Editorial, USA Today

07/11/08: EPA Won’t Act On Emissions This Year, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

07/11/08: How to Value Life?  EPA Devalues Its Estimate, MSNBC

07/11/08: Blowing The Whistle on Climate Change, Kate Sheppard, The Guardian

07/11/08: Bush to G8:  Goodbye From the World’s Biggest Polluter, Andrew Grice, The Independent

07/09/08: World Leaders Agree to Halve Emissions by 2050, U.S. News and World Report

07/09/08: Ethanol Associations Make Case to G8 Leaders, Green Car Congress

07/09/08: Shock You In September: GM may unveil 2010 Chevrolet Volt This Summer, Evan McCausland, Automobile Magazine

07/09/08: Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to supplant oil with wind, Dan Reed, USA TODAY

07/08/08: Supply Woes Stall Hybrid SUVs, Sharon Terlep, Detroit News

07/08/08: American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot, Nelson Schwartz, New York Times

07/08/08: Is It Safe Now to Admit Jimmy Carter Was Right?, Joseph Wheelan, History News Network

07/08/08: Shell’s future scenarios – Staring into energy’s black hole, Ethical Corporation

07/07/08: Saudi Minister Doubts Politically Popular Alternative Fuels, The Economic Times

07/07/08: Iran and Brazil Can Do It.  So Can We., Gal Luft, Washington Post

07/07/08: CNG Provides Viable Alternative, Tom Price, Jr., News OK

07/07/08: Detroit 3 Race to Build Fun, Fuel Frugal Cars, Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press

07/04/08: US Oil Firms Seek Drilling Access but Exports Soar, Tom Doggett, Forbes

07/04/08: Sharp Rise in LPG Conversions, Paul Howard, Road Transport

07/04/08: GM Is Marching to a New Beat, Jeff Green, Denver Post

07/04/08: Life at the Summit, Michael Klare, The National

07/03/08: Be Prepared for a New Age of Energy Use, The Lompoc Record

07/03/08: Foothill Transit Will Soon Have All NG Powered Buses, Ben Baeder, Pasadena Star News

07/03/08: Some Ways to Get Energy Independence in Transportation, Daily Press

07/03/08: Smith Electric Vehicles to Retrench, Green Car Congress

07/03/08: Short Term Goals to Be Focused on to Reduce Climate Change, The Economic Times

07/02/08: Azure’s Commercial Hybrid in High Demand, Joseph Szczesny, The Oakland Press

07/02/08: 2 Hour Charge Gets 150 Miles in Electric Car, Seattle Post Intelligencer

07/02/08: Don’t Tell Me How To Make an E-Car, Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times

07/02/08: Conoco’s Foray Into Biosphere, Margaret Jackson, Denver Post

07/02/08: AFVi Webinar Showcases Software to Help Make Fuel, Vehicle Decisions, Biodiesel Magazine

07/02/08: We are Running Out of Environment, Kent Garber, U.S. News and World Report

07/01/08: DOE and Sweden Expand Cooperation with Volvo, The Financial

07/01/08: Toyota Sings Plug It In, Plug It In, Discover Magazine

07/01/08: U.S. Hydrogen Maker Sees Car Filling Stations Soon, Bernie Woodall, Forbes

07/01/08: Peak Oil Review, Tom Whipple, Energy Bulletin

07/01/08: Cries in the Dark, Neil King, Jr., Wall Street Journal