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When Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Patt Morrison goes green, she goes green – and gets angry. Her column yesterday titled “Green Guilt Trip” slams the hypocrisy of the auto industry. An auto company representative said something so patently outrageous that Morrison could not let it go unchallenged.
California recently announced a plan to reduce tailpipe emissions. The auto industry through its spokesperson says that the act will have no positive effect on global warming. Morrison ...
Demands for action to reduce auto CO2 emissions receive a record number of shareholder votes at this year’s General Motors annual meeting.
In a video on The Oil Drum, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg explains how New York will follow London, England’s lead and initiate congestion pricing. This action is part of New York City’s plan to be significantly more sustainable by 2030.
You can see it here:
“The U.S. auto industry is on the cusp of a dramatic change in which companies and customers make decisions with environmental impact in mind, a group of panelists agreed Wednesday in Detroit.”
Green Biz Podcast
Sustainability at General Motors is something we’ve covered repeatedly at GreenBiz.com, from zero-waste factory floors to innovations in alternative fuel sources. But shifting an enormous company like GM is no quick feat, and even the last 3 months have suggested that a sea change is underway in how American car-buyers in particular are choosing their vehicles.
This podcast covers this topic.
Planet Ark
Global automakers are urging European authorities to reconsider proposed limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars, arguing the current financial crisis is going to make it even harder to meet them.