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Category Archives: Transportation
The Inflation Reduction Act Plan for Lowering US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Another Science Magazine Breakthrough was the US passage of the Inflation Reduction act, which contains $369 billion over ten years for lowering US greenhouse gases. One goal of the IRA is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 … Continue reading
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Making American Gasoline Greater Again
Making American Gasoline Greater Again I am not an oil expert, but I am trying to put together some factors which have appeared in the press to solve the rapidly increasing gasoline price inflation. The high price of gas may … Continue reading
Posted in California Oil, California Smog, Clean Energy, Economies, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Huntington Beach Oil Spill, Joe Biden, Middle East, No More Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil, Politics, Regulations, Saudi Oil Imports, Transportation, Trump Administration, Trump Insurrection, Trump on Climate Change, Ukraine, US Oil, VP Pence, Waste Energy, World Oil Exports, World Oil Usage
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Trump’s Continuous Coronavirus Pandemic Has Been Terrible for Oil Companies
Trump’s Continuous Coronavirus Pandemic has been Terrible for Oil Companies While Trump was blasting Biden for saying that the US would be using less oil, that will be a very long range adoption of Electric cars, which are only selling … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, Affairs of State, CAFE Standards, California Oil, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Equivalent Electric Car Emissions, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hybrid Cars, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Oil, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Saudi Oil Imports, Solar Energy, Transportation, Trump Administration, US Oil, Wind Energy, World Oil Exports, World Oil Usage, World Smog
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UC Irvine Talks on the Coronavirus by Dr. Matt Zahn and a Panel
UC Irvine Talks on the Coronavirus by Dr. Matt Zahn and a Panel 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Current State of Knowledge and Public Health Response. Feb. 10, 2020. Dr. Matt Zahn, Medical Director of the Communicable Disease Control Division of the … Continue reading
Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Climate Leadership Council Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans
Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) and the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans The CLC has been put forward by an Οp-Ed in the Washington Post, and the “The Pricing Advantage” by George R. Schultz and … Continue reading
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The Silencing Science Tracker in December, 2019
Happy Holidays. It’s time to update the Silencing Science Tracker. This just lists news articles that refer to silencing science, or attempting to silence science, in various bills, agencies, schools, or research. It starts with the beginning of the Trump … Continue reading
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The Clever Real Estate Study of the Cost of Commuting, and California Cities
I drove on the freeway on a weekday, for two hours, yesterday, so it is timely to report on another study on the cost of commuting. This one, by Clever Real Estate, lists the top 50 cities in terms of … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving for Environmental Actions
Thanksgiving for Environmental Actions While many (most) environmental articles are negative, there is yet an abundance of research, knowledge, education, plans and commitments to solve these problems, especially climate change. We can celebrate these for Thanksgiving. First of all, the … Continue reading
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Rates of Emission Declines to Reach California’s Goals
Rates of Emission Declines to Reach California’s Goals Estimates of rates needed to meet climate goals or GHG (greenhouse gases) reductions by 2030 and 2050 have come out. These seem to be generated by simple mathematical methods, so we will … Continue reading
Posted in California Oil, California Power Mixes, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Equivalent Electric Car Emissions, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hybrid Cars, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Transportation, Trump on Climate Change, US Climate Mayors, Wind Energy
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Main California Cities in the Top 20 in Clean Energy
California’s main cities rank in the top 20 in The 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard of the ACEEE, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy We list the rank, city name, and overall score out of 100 of California cities. Rank … Continue reading
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