When it comes to understanding complex regulations, there’s no better source than the experts on Fuel Freedom Foundation’s policy team. We sat down with President and CEO Joe Cannon, and Vice President of Policy and the Environment Robin Vercruse, to ask them to tell us more about the CAFE standards, why they’re important, and how they can benefit consumers. Video and transcript below:
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Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement high on promise, short on details
It’s been a long seven months for Volkswagen diesel owners, and they now know a little bit more about how the company plans to compensate them for the emissions problems of its vehicles. But there are still plenty of unknowns.
Exxon Mobil loses top credit rating for first time since 1930
Exxon Mobil Corp. was demoted from the top credit rating by Standard & Poor’s for the first time since the Great Depression as the collapse of the biggest oil-market rally in history strangled cash flows.
Cash-strapped ISIS offers $50 a month to fighters — but more if they own sex slaves
Low wages proffered are another reflection of the challenges faced by a terrorist group that has seen steep drops in revenue from oil sales as well as the physical destruction of some of its cash holdings.
Fiat joins the diesel emissions cheating club
The diesel emissions cheating club is getting larger all the time. It started with Volkswagen last September, but the list of companies who decided to play fast and loose with government regulations is getting longer every day. Now we can add Fiat to that list.
Saudi Arabia approves economic reform program
Saudi Arabia, crimped by low crude prices, approved Monday a long-term blueprint for the kingdom’s economic transformation aimed at reducing its dependence on oil.
Historic Paris climate pact signed at U.N.
Approved by 195 countries in December, the non-binding treaty seeks to slow the rise of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, that are blamed for putting Earth on a dangerous warming path.
2016 ‘State of the Air’ report finds more than half of Americans live with unhealthful levels of air pollution
The American Lung Association’s 2016 “State of the Air” report found continued improvement in air quality, but more than half (52.1%) of the people in the United States live in counties that have unhealthful levels of either ozone or particle pollution.
Extreme heat? Check. Ice loss? Check. Any other records we can shatter?
Looking over this list of dubious accomplishments, I wondered what climate records we haven’t shattered in the last few years. So I asked a handful of scientists what’s left to fall.
Octane and fuel efficiency, explained in one video
/in Policy Cafe staff /by Fuel Freedom StaffWhen it comes to understanding complex regulations, there’s no better source than the experts on Fuel Freedom Foundation’s policy team. We sat down with President and CEO Joe Cannon, and Vice President of Policy and the Environment Robin Vercruse, to ask them to tell us more about the CAFE standards, why they’re important, and how they can benefit consumers. Video and transcript below:
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Honda’s alternative trifecta: Clarity will be first car to offer fuel cell, plug-in and battery-powered versions
The inevitable transition from gasoline engines to electric cars and eventually to fuel cell vehicles is somewhat hard to forecast, which is why automakers seem to be offering something for everyone, while striving to meet federal emissions regulations.