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When 9 MPG Can Save 100 Billion Gallons of Fuel

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on When 9 MPG Can Save 100 Billion Gallons of Fuel

Photo: Andrew Atzert , Flickr, CC An objective look at that number — 9 miles per gallon — will cause most environmentalists to recoil. But in this one case, they should be rooting for that fuel efficiency standard to become a reality. The EPA is considering updating the fuel economy standards for semis and heavy trucks. It’s currently at 6 MPG. And raising that number would have a massive impact on polluting emissions and fuel usage…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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EPA to Set Even Tougher Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on EPA to Set Even Tougher Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025

Photo via Room for Debate But Just How Tough? There’s been much speculation about what the EPA’s post-2016 fuel economy standards will be when they’re announced this week. As of now, thanks to an executive order from the Obama administration, the national fuel economy standard will be 35.5 mpg by 2016 . After that — well that’s where the speculation comes in. Environmental groups ar… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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National Conservation Lands Face Threat from Vandals and Looters

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Canyons of the Ancients. Image Credit: Bureau of Land Management Southwest Colorado’s Canyons of the Ancients is home to the greatest known concentration of archaeological sites in the United States. However, though it is protected as part of the National Conservation Lands , this ancient home of the Anasazi people is in trouble, and it’s not alone. Overseen by the Conservation Lands Foundation , the Na… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Push Begins for 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via the Telegraph It’s time to get creative. Climate legislation, as we all know, is kaput. Hope is dim for any kind of greenhouse gas limiting policy to emerge over the next year — or years, more likely. So climate activists and green groups are starting to think outside the box for how to cut carbon in large scale, meaningful ways. One promising option that has arisen is to push for more stringent fuel economy standards — a coalition of environmental groups has just launched a campaign urging the Obama ad… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Boeing 777 Hypermiles Across the Atlantic

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Wikipedia , CC How Many MPG for a Boeing? Hypermiling has gained a lot of popularity these past few years. It was even the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year for 2008 (“‘Hypermiling’ or ‘to hypermile’ is to attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one’s car and one’s driving techniques.”). But while the word is mostly use to talk about driving cars more efficiently, there’s… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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