Our giant empty homes require a staggering amount of energy and they produce far more greenhouse
gases than any automobile on the road.
Not exact matches
The weaker dollar is helping sellers of goods other
than oil and
gas, especially the makers of
automobiles and auto parts:
The transportation sector is «too big an opportunity not to work on,» he says, noting that the potential market for
automobile fuels is greater
than all the natural
gas produced in North America today.
Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who set out to build an electric car that would be more powerful
than a
gas - powered
automobile.
Consumers in the United States bought
automobiles in the four months from May through August at the fastest clip in more
than a decade, propelled by strong appetite for trucks, sport utility vehicles and crossover models and by low
gas prices.
The awards, made to 48 projects in more
than 20 states after a highly competitive application process, aim to reduce greenhouse
gases and oil imports by spurring electrification of the
automobile sector and boosting domestic manufacturing of «green» vehicles.
Raising animals for consumption in the U.S. contributes to the depletion of land resources, including the emission of more methane
gas into the atmosphere
than planes, trains and
automobiles combined.
Vehicles Affected: Model - year 2014 - 18 Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks, Ram 3500 (more
than 10,000 pounds), 4500 and 5500 cab - chassis trucks; model - year 2014 - 19 Ram 1500 pickups;; and model - year 2016 - 18 Ram 3500 (less
than 10,000 pounds) cab - chassis trucks are part of a recall affecting 4.8 million Fiat Chrysler
Automobile vehicles; the recall is limited to vehicles with automatic transmissions and
gas engines
Since the invasion, the price of a barrel of oil has more
than doubled, and prices at the
gas pump have increased about 30 cents per gallon, according to the American
Automobile Association.
Florida
gas prices barely budged in the past month, according to the American
Automobile Association.The auto club's monthly survey showed that the average price for self - serve regular unleaded decreased only 0.1 cent from the January price of $ 1.292 per gallon.Prices remain about 18 cents higher
than they were a year ago.
Those willing to make a large upfront expense to save on
gas will begin to think about a home convenient to transit rather
than a new
automobile.
Bookbinder estimates that there could be regulation of at least the two biggest sources of greenhouse -
gas emissions — coal - fired power plants and
automobiles, which together account for more
than half of all emissions — by early 2010.
-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming —
automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more
than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale
gas for
automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.
Worse
than what I have said above, the combination of significantly more fuel efficient
automobiles plus the combination of cheap
gas in the United States, has promoted the expansion of our suburbs so that Americans have been enticed into commuting huge distances so they can afford large homes in the suburbs.
According to some estimates, deforestation is responsible for as much as one - fifth of all global greenhouse
gas emissions — more
than all of the world's planes, trains, and
automobiles combined.