VW exec blames ‘a couple of’ rogue engineers for emissions scandal
The claim that such a small number of people could have pulled off such a massive fraud brought immediate skepticism from lawmakers and industry experts.
5 Lessons from the summer of epic car hacks
Luckily these warnings have come far before any real-world auto hacks with flesh-and-blood consequences.
NASA is investing in eco-friendly supersonic airplane travel
NASA’s largest awards of this round of funding went to MIT and Wyle Laboratories, a research contractor in Virginia, to investigate the environmental impact of commercial supersonic flight and how turbulence affects sonic booms, respectively.
Hydrogen’s the fuel of the future, but FFVs are ready now
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles might be the cars of the future. In fact, to recycle an old joke (because here at Fuel Freedom we’re big on recycling), FCVs might forever be the cars of the future.
Yes, there’s a Petroleum Executive of the Year award
Chelsea Edwards, a volunteer campaigner with Divest London, explained why she was standing in the rain to scream at attendees of the black tie event: “We’re here because the annual oil and money conference is on, [and] it’s a grotesque reminder of how much oil companies are not heeding the warning of global warming.”
VW’s U.S. chief apologizes at congressional hearing
The president of Volkswagen’s American unit came under withering criticism on Thursday at a congressional hearing looking into the automaker’s admission that for years it knowingly skirted federal emissions standards.
Why lifting America’s ban on oil exports won’t matter
As long as the U.S. remains a net importer of petroleum, an unfettered global market will produce only niche areas where export of U.S. crude makes any economic sense.
Cutting methane, soot could bring swift benefits in developing world
The pace of global warming will slacken only if both lingering and short-lived pollutants are tackled.
6 new fuel technologies that could be game changers
The world is filled with rapidly advancing technologies, and the transportation fuels sector is no exception. A few more innovations like these, and our oil addiction will be a thing of the past.
Friedman: Stuff happens to the environment, like climate change
The next eight years will be critical for the world’s climate and ecosystems, and if you vote for a climate skeptic for president, you’d better talk to your kids first, because you will have to answer to them later.
