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President Obama: Keep Your Promise to Our Children, Commit to Making the Half...
During his first term, President Obama made history by setting the first ever global warming emissions standards for both cars and trucks and putting our nation on a course to double new vehicle fuel...
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From the Pump to Profits: Where Your Gas Money Goes
Newsflash – Americans spend a lot on gasoline. In fact, over the lifetime of an average vehicle, you spend around $22,000 on gasoline. That might be as much as you spent on the vehicle in the first...
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Climate Change Impacts To Our Surf and Turf
Earlier this year, the United States Global Change Research Program released its draft of the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA), which consolidates our current understanding of climate change and...
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Surf, Sunscreen, and Gasoline: How Much Will Americans Spend at the Pump this...
Surf’s up! This Memorial Day weekend, 31.2 million Americans will buckle up and hit the road in hot pursuit of the best barrels ever, or just a weekend filled with fun and relaxation. So grab that...
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Save Money, Cut Emissions, and Create Jobs: The Benefits of Half the Oil
Let’s be real. You probably already know that our oil use causes problems. It’s dirty, hard to clean up, tied to large corporations that wield significant influence over our political system, and is...
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Let’s Live Long and Prosper: President Obama’s Call to Combat Climate Change
Kudos to the Obama Administration for continuing the ongoing mission to seek out common sense solutions to climate change. In 2009, President Obama committed to reduce U.S. emissions 17 percent below...
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Clean Up on Aisle Six! Tax Reform and an Opportunity for Better Biofuels
There are folks who will tell you that as American citizens, we have a solemn responsibility to complain about taxes. And ideological bluster aside, they have a point: our tax code is a complete mess....
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This Just In: Crash Test Dummies Prefer Electric Vehicles
If you follow UCS, you are probably aware that electric vehicles are clean, cheap to fuel, and an important part of our plan to reduce projected oil consumption by half within 20 years. You may not be...
View ArticleBatteries Not Included: How Chemistry is Impacting Hydrogen Powered Electric...
Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. This event provided an opportunity for chemists to collectively geek out about...
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Fording an Energy Fjord: Norway’s Oil Savings
When it comes to investing in clean transportation solutions, Norway is doing it right. Or should I say, Norway is gjør det riktig. The country famous for Vikings, the perfect complement to bagels and...
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Driving a Tesla Model S: A Glimpse into the (Electric) Future
This past weekend I had the opportunity to test drive a Tesla Model S, and it’s an amazing car to drive. Its luxury and high performance has won it accolades like Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year—but...
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Germany Goes for Oil Savings Gold
For the past several weeks the eyes of the world were glued on Sochi, watching the XXII Olympic Winter Games. But that’s not the only global contest I’m interested in. The U.S. and countries around the...
View ArticleA National Call for Oil Savings: Responding to a Recent NYT Op-Ed
Earlier this week a public call to reduce our oil use got some good national attention in this New York Times op-ed penned by Admiral Dennis C. Blair, a former director of National Intelligence and...
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Top 7 Reasons for Considering an Electric Vehicle Today
You may have heard a lot recently about electric vehicles (EVs). Sales of EVs are up, manufacturers are beginning to offer a variety of EV models – from sportscars to sedans – and our recent analysis...
View ArticleBuying an Electric Vehicle? Salespeople May Not Have the Whole Scoop
The good folks over at Consumer Reports recently released a months-long survey that examined how much car salespeople knew about electric vehicles (EVs). It turns out that some dealerships were not...
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On Cars, Trucks, and Beauty in the Backcountry: 4 Lessons from a Summer Roadtrip
For my big summer vacation this year, I spent over a week traveling the mountain west, crossing four states (South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho), traversing eight national monuments and parks, and...
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New 2015 Electric Vehicle Models on the Horizon
It’s National Drive Electric Week, and events are being held across the country that will showcase the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) and highlight the many benefits of driving on electricity....
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A Lightweight Investment With Big Dividends: DOE, Alcoa, and Aluminum Vehicles
Good news has emerged from the halls of the Department of Energy (DOE). Yesterday, DOE announced that Alcoa Incorporated, a “global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering, and...
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Electric Soul: What Goes Into a New EV?
Kia released its first electric vehicle late last year in California, a new take on its iconic Soul compact. This year, the Kia Soul EV is expanding its reach to Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, Texas, and...
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The New Electric Car from KIA: Review of a 2015 Kia Soul EV Test Drive
If you’re looking for a new car, you’ve got to test drive an electric vehicle (EV). Just do it. Sure, you can read about how EVs provide instant torque, are cleaner and cheaper to drive than gas...
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