Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Policy

Big 3 Automakers are asking for a bailout: should there be green …
November 1, 2009 – 2:41 pm | No Comment

If we’re going to give them such a large bailout, we need to be sure they’re going to produce some seriously green cars , not just for economic reasons, but also for environmental reasons. … It was government regulations on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and housing loans for banks that got us into this financial mess in the first place…

Jack Mintz: The 'public option' is not a smart shift – FP Comment
October 23, 2009 – 1:45 am | No Comment

And government regulations may give advantages to public options as well. Just watch policies evolve in favour of green cars produced by newly nationalized GM and Chrysler. Indeed, for private producers to succeed, …

NRO: 'The Dog Ate My Global Warming'; Underlying 'Support' For …
September 26, 2009 – 4:22 pm | No Comment

Government regulations don’t dictate the scientific method. Recall, “Weather stations weren’t really designed to monitor global climate”. This implies that the data’s long term significance was not appreciated at the time, and it may …

Mass. company's spinning flywheels to store, pace electric energy …
September 20, 2009 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

US offers billions for green cars . June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON – The US threw its support behind greener vehicles and electric cars Tuesday, approving $8 billion in loans to carmakers Ford Motor, Nissan and Tesla Motors. …

Obama officials outline proposed fuel efficiency rules for new …
September 15, 2009 – 6:08 pm | No Comment

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson released the proposed regulations at the White House, the follow-up to President Barack Obama’s announcement in May that the government regulations would link emissions and fuel …. US offers billions for green cars . June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON – The US threw its support behind greener vehicles and electric cars Tuesday, approving $8 billion in

Obama officials to outline proposed fuel efficiency rules for new …
September 15, 2009 – 4:03 pm | No Comment

The plan follows up on President Barack Obama’s announcement in May that the government regulations would link emissions and fuel economy standards. The Obama administration estimated earlier this year the requirements would cost up to $1300 per new … US offers billions for green cars . June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON – The US threw its support behind greener vehicles and electric cars

Eleanor Duckwall's Spotlight: Oh SH**, Cass Sunstein has been been …
September 11, 2009 – 4:38 am | No Comment

… continued in the 1970s with President Ford’s requirement in Executive Orders 11821 and 11949 for agencies to prepare inflation/economic impact statements and with President Carter’s Executive Order 12044 on “Improving Government Regulations . … Offering government incentives for the purchase of ” green” cars , appliances, home improvements. Mandating that sellers must not take in account race, religion, or ethnicity when selling a

Automobiles | Different Technologies in Fuel Propulsion Systems in …
September 10, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

With the increasing prices of fuel and emissions, along with pollution threatening the existence of human existence, green cars and the greening of cars has become a priority of governments and car companies today. … Innovations and changes in any industry take time to hold ground, require the participation of the consumers, and have to deal with the government regulations . New technologies can be applied to one area at a

Automobiles | The Growth and Development of the Automobile …
September 8, 2009 – 6:58 am | No Comment

Government regulations in most countries require manufacturers to use airbags and other safety restraints in their cars. Also automobile manufacturers now understand the implications of advanced safety devices in cars on the final sales figures. Today. … With the increasing prices of fuel and emissions, along with pollution threatening the existence of human existence, green cars and the greening of cars has become a priority

Introducing Big Coal's Coloring Book for Kids : TreeHugger
August 19, 2009 – 11:19 pm | No Comment

But it is asenine to state that government regulations ‘always turn out to be a disaster.’ For your info, the government already regulates all types of issues regarding cars AND power companies. Do you think it a disaster that there …… green cars . Only five – all Japanese. Of course, this ‘Elite’ classification is based in part on air pollution scores, and. I have been…

AmericaWantsToKnow.com: GM's Hollywood accounting
August 17, 2009 – 12:03 am | No Comment

The government is going to make you do nothing but green cars . And my worry initially was if they do that, they are going to make us produce vehicles that the American public does not really want to buy. … While Democrats blame the industry’s decline on auto executives and Republicans blame it on union contracts, hardly…

Capitalism – Environmentalist's Tool! | Mind Your Own Damn …
August 15, 2009 – 4:42 pm | No Comment

If consumers demand green cars , thereby creating a market for green cars , than car manufacturers will rush to supply those cars. Supply and Demand are fundamentals of Economics and of free markets. Like it or not, free markets are, despite their … All because environmentalists, those that cared, bought, while everyone minded their own damn business