Regulating Vehicle Emissions

Regulating Vehicle Emissions

President Bush, acting under a Supreme Court mandate, ordered Cabinet members Monday to come up with a method for regulating vehicle emissions that contribute to global warming.

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Ed Markey says About Time to Regulating Vehicle Emissions

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Democratic Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, welcomed Bush's announcement asking the EPA to set rules to regulate vehicle emissions. But he criticized the schedule. "After six years of hemming and hawing on setting fuel-economy standards, the president has suddenly discovered the regulatory powers he has had all along," he said. Read Full Story

Ford Introduces Clean Diesel Technology in Heavy-Duty Trucks

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By Kevin Miller 10.23.2007 While emissions of recent diesel-powered cars in the US have gotten much cleaner in the past few years, especially with the introduction of low-sulfur diesel, large trucks- even new ones- have perpetuated diesel’s dirty image by noisily belching out clouds of smelly, sooty exhaust upon acceleration. Thankfully, that is beginning to change. Ford is the first truck manufacturer to introduce clean diesel technology in the US. Available in 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, the new Ford 6.4-liter Power Stroke turbo-diesel is quieter, more powerful and more capable, yet it still meets stringent new emissions regulations thanks to what Ford ... Read Full Story
 

São Paulo’s Car Emissions Inspection Regime Unconstitutional?

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Stuck in a hotel lobby in the City of São Paulo, waiting since dawn to be allowed to check in my room, I have been catching up on my reading on Latin America environment, health and consumer affairs, in both electronic and print formats.  One of the electronic tidbits I found involves this very city: [...] Read Full Story

The Ways Of A Vehicle’s Air Intake System

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Eco-Shopping for Cars in Mexico

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Recently Mexico launched an initiative to promote consumer purchases of vehicles with better fuel efficiency and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that is, as far as I can tell, unique to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Environment Secretariat (SEMARNAT), via the National Ecology Institute (INE), the Office of the Federal Consumer Prosecutor (Profeco) [...] Read Full Story
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Steel industry aims to cut vehicle emissions, fuel consumption
The North American steel industry is continuing its efforts to develop new advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) technologies that will help meet new emissions and fuel economy demands, according to Ron Krupitzer, vice president of automotive applications for AISI's Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI)...  
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Obama's stricter mileage rules also aim to curb vehicle emissions
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration issued proposed rules yesterday that would impose the first nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and require a nearly 40 percent increase in fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks sold in the United States by 2016.  
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Indonesia's Peat Fires Equal All US Road, Air Vehicle Emissions In...
TARUNA JAYA, Indonesia - Across a patch of pineapples shrouded in smoke, Idris Hadrianyani battled a menace that has left his family sleepless and sick -- and has wrought as much damage on the planet as has exhaust from all the cars and trucks in the ...  
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White House Maps Out Vehicle-Emissions Rules
Boston GlobeWhite House Maps Out Vehicle-Emissions RulesWall Street JournalWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced new automobile standards Tuesday aimed at improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, saying the policy would speed the development of hybrids and ...White House Rolls Out Details of Auto Fuel Economy, Emissions StandardNew York TimesWhite House ties new gas mileage standards to global...  
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Local lab to test for vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency
SINGAPORE: A S$5.8 million internationally-recognised facility to test and certify vehicles for emissions and fuel efficiency is starting operations in Singapore.  
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Proposed National Program to Improve Fuel Economy, Reduce Vehicle Emissions
The Cash for Clunkers program may be over, but the federal government is still looking for ways to make sure the cars we drive perform better and pollute less....  
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Former WVU Student and Faculty Member Returns to Lead Vehicle Emissions Center
Chris Atkinson's new role as CAFEE director is his third time around at WVU.  
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