Obama Archives

EPA, CAFE, CARB, & Trump: A Battle Looms Over Fuel Economy Standards

March 3, 2017March 6, 2017 Steve Hanley 14 Comments CAFE standards, california, CARB, chrysler, Donald Trump, EPA, Ford, GM, Obama, Scott Pruitt

Can the new EPA administrator revoke a waiver already granted to California for fuel economy standards? Nobody knows the answer but corporate greed by automakers means we are soon going to find out.

Carbon Emissions

US, Canada, And Mexico Reach Important Agreement On Emissions

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Steve Hanley 6 Comments Carbon Emissions, Climate change, Nieto, North America, Obama, renewable energy goals, Trudeau

Talk is cheap. Action is hard. Last December, the US, Canada, and Mexico signed on to support the climate change

Climate change

Obama Calls Out Do Nothing Congress On Climate Change

June 21, 2016June 22, 2016 Steve Hanley 8 Comments arctic ice, Carbon Emissions, COP21, Obama, Yosemite National Park

President Obama used a visit to Yosemite National Park to blast congressional leaders for failing to take effective steps to mitigate climate change.

Policy

The Oil Tax! Obama Wants To Invest In Clean Transportation

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 Steve Hanley 3 Comments Clean Transportation System, Climate change, Obama, oil fee, oil subsidies, oil tax, Paris Climate Change Conference, Paul Ryan. T. Boone Pickens

President Obama has proposed adding $10 a barrel to the price of oil. The funds raised would be invested in clean transportation technologies to reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels and lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Politics

Obama Pushing Federal Agencies To Buy More Plug-In Cars

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 Christopher DeMorro 2 Comments ATVM loan, electric vehicles, EVs, federal agencies, Obama, PHEVs, plug-in hybrids, President Obama

Since the beginning of Obama’s first term as President, the former Illinois senator has been pushing for more alternative fuel

Politics

President Obama Proposes $10,000 EV Credit, Again

February 4, 2015February 4, 2015 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments congress, EV, ev tax credit, Obama, President Obama, republicans, senate, senate bill, Tax Rebate

Obama is asking Congress to raise the EV subsidy at least one more time, and he wants to expand it to other alt-fuel vehicles. Is the third time the charm?

Auto industry Electric Vehicles

Tesla Petition Gets Limp White House Response

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Andrew Meggison 4 Comments alternative energy, alternative fuels, automobiles, Batteries, battery, car, concept, Conventional Cars, electric, electric car, electric cars, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, Emissions, Environment, EV, EVs, fuel, Fuel economy, gas, Green, new technology, Obama, Obama administration, plug-in, research, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, transportation, We The People, White House

A petition started in 2013 aimed at the White House to allow Tesla Motors to sell cars directly to consumers got a limp response from the White House.

Politics

Was Washington's GM Stock Sale a Case of Insider Trading?

May 24, 2014 Jo Borrás 2 Comments Bailout, Chevy Cobalt, GM, gop, government motors, ignition switch, insider trading, loss, Obama, President Obama, recall, recalls, republicans, scandal, treasury department

Just 60-odd days after the government sold off its GM stock, the company issued a massive recall that sent stock prices plummeting. Was it insider trading?

Infrastructure Politics

The U.S. Highway Trust Fund Is About To Run Out Of Cash

May 19, 2014 Andrew Meggison 2 Comments alternative energy, alternative fuels, Anthony Foxx, automobiles, Batteries, Biodiesel, biofuel, car, Chevy, concept, Conventional Cars, Diesel, electric, electric car, electric cars, electric vehicle, Emissions, Environment, Ethanol, EV, EVs, fuel, Fuel economy, gas, Green, hybrid, mpg, new technology, Obama, Oil, plug-in, Policy, research, The U.S. Highway Trust Fund, transportation, U.S. Highway Trust Fund

Lawmakers in D.C. have to act fast if they want to save The U.S. Highway Trust Fund according to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

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