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Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation Division MissionSupport the widespread development and use of clean renewable fuels Lobby for improved fuel efficiency and emissions standards Support the rapid transition to zero emission renewable energy technologies Promote sustainable community planning to reduce fossil fuel dependence
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Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation Division MeetingMembers of theRenewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation (RFST) Division will conduct their annual meeting during the upcoming Annual Solar Conference on Monday, July 9, 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
If you cannot attend, please volunteer yourself as a reviewer or an officer nominee by contacting: Steve Heckeroth, steve@renewables.com NewsUnited States average fuel prices reach new record: After Supreme Court ruling, President Bush directs EPA to create plan to reduce greenhouse gases: Tesla Motors CEO Martin Eberhard’s testimony to the U.S. Senate on electric cars as national security vehicles: Toyota says hybrid cost premium will disappear by 2010: GM upgrades Volt to formal production program: For more green transportation news, visit the Web sites listed in the Resources section below. |
 May/June 2007 FeaturesBreaking the Oil AddictionAddressing the Oil Crisis in the U.S.By Paul Notari FULL TEXT >>> Counterpoint: The Peak Oil Tango By Steve Andrews and Randy Udall FULL TEXT >>> Renewable Hydrogen: A Long-Term Sustainable Solution By Julia Thomas, Howard Brown and Paula Pitchford READ MORE >>> Synthetic Fuels: Toward More Sustainable Options? By Peter J.A. Tijm READ MORE >>> Cellulosic Ethanol: Answer to the Biofuels Challenges? By Frank Kreith, P.E. READ MORE >>> Plug-In Hybrids: Pollution-Free Transport on the Horizon By Roger Duncan READ MORE >>> Solar Water-Heating Resurgence Ahead? By Les Nelson READ MORE >>> Case History: Independent Living in Louisiana By Sandy and Denice Petit READ MORE >>> Busting Myths, Leading Transition By Hermann Scheer, Ph.D. READ MORE >> |
The Peak Oil TangoHistory suggests that energy is an IQ test that Americans tend to fail. In response to the Oil Crises of the 1970s, the United States wasted billions in a futile effort to jumpstart oil shale and other synfuels. Then federal automotive fuel-efficiency standards and flush production from newly discovered giant fields in Mexico, Alaska and the North Sea bailed us out. By 1985 oil prices had dropped to $10 a barrel and American energy policy went back to its default position, “stuck on stupid.” Low-Carbon Standard to “Fuel” California RE MarketCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in January signed an executive order establishing a “low carbon fuel standard” (LCFS) for transportation fuels sold in the state. The standard is expected to triple the size of the California renewable fuels market and place more than 7 million alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles on the state’s roads by 2020. Established as part of California’s overall strategy to fight global warming, the LCFS is expected to reduce the carbon intensity of the state’s passenger vehicle fuels at least 10 percent by 2020. Download the entire article >> Plug-In Hybrids: Pollution-Free TransportationUnlike most other short-term alternatives to a gas-powered fleet, the technology is mature and works within the current transportation infrastructure. Download the entire article >>
ResourcesEV World Bradley Berman’s HybridCars.com Mother Earth News Alternative Transportation Page ACEEE’s Green Book RFST OfficersChair: Steve Heckeroth |
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