Green Options » environmental standards http://greenoptions.com/tag/environmental-standards Posts tagged 'environmental standards' Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Hybrid Fuel-Efficiency Ratings: The Demand for New Regulations and Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/08/hybrid-fuel-efficiency-ratings-the-demand-for-new-regulations-and-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/08/hybrid-fuel-efficiency-ratings-the-demand-for-new-regulations-and-technology/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:24:48 +0000 Beth Graddon-Hodgson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/08/hybrid-fuel-efficiency-ratings-the-demand-for-new-regulations-and-technology/

Recently accusations came to light that Nissan and GM to inflate their MPG claims by combining gas and electric mileage so their green rating appeared higher, and in order to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency  won’t follow in their alleged footsteps, The Society for Automotive Engineers and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are recommending two different rating systems for electric vehicles that plug-in and also run on gas.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/10/08/hybrid-fuel-efficiency-ratings-the-demand-for-new-regulations-and-technology/feed/ The Golden State Goes Bust http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/26/the-golden-state-goes-bust/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/26/the-golden-state-goes-bust/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 05:01:30 +0000 Fred Etcheverry http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/26/the-golden-state-goes-bust/ Watching California sunset

Californian just voted down a set of “revenue enhancements.” Now Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to layoff fire, police, and teachers. This will certainly increase the already soaring unemployment and foreclosure rates. Schwarzenegger is now considering releasing nonviolent prisoners, shortening the school year, legalizing and taxing marijuana.

Most of the “measures” or propositions on this special election (May 19) were desperate attempts to bailout California from an extreme budget deficit. Only one of the measures passed. It would prohibit pay raises for legislators unless the budget is balanced.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/05/26/the-golden-state-goes-bust/feed/ How Did Peru React to the Election of Barack Obama? http://ecoworldly.com/2008/11/09/how-did-peru-react-to-the-election-of-barack-obama/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/11/09/how-did-peru-react-to-the-election-of-barack-obama/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:57:06 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2008/11/09/how-did-peru-react-to-the-election-of-barack-obama/ What do Peruvians think about Barack Obama’s exciting victory? If you are an American, it’s not quite what you might think.

Peruvian Newspapers React to Obama\'s Election

LIMA (EcoWorldly) -  After having successfully negotiated a free trade agreement with the United States, Peru is now strategically positioned to become one of the U.S.’s key allies and trade partners in Latin America. Given the American media’s substantial touting of international interest in the U.S. presidential election, I decided to go out the morning after Obama won and see what I could find out about the reactions among Peru’s newspapers and citizens.

What I found out surprised me. While newspapers wrote articles that I would have expected, the reaction I got from people was different.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2008/11/09/how-did-peru-react-to-the-election-of-barack-obama/feed/ Report - U.S. Lacks Standards to Keep Biofuel Industry From Harming The Environment http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/ http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:32:37 +0000 Adam Shake http://gas2.org/2008/10/03/report-us-lacks-standards-to-keep-biofuel-industry-from-harming-the-environment/

A report from the Office of Biobased Technology from the University of Michigan says that the United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won’t cause environmental harm.

As governments the world over move to make biofuel mandates, concessions and tax breaks for corn farmers and biofuel industry leaders, a group of scientists is calling for sustainable practices in an industry that that is being driven as an alternative to fossil fuel independence.

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