The Weekly Planet: Why a Climate-Denial Coalition May Be Cracking Apart
Last week, China released the draft summary of its next five-year plan, its comprehensive economic planning document for 2021 to 2025. It’s an important document, a...
VMT tax: Two states tax some drivers by the mile. More want to give it a try
Bruce Starr spotted the problem right away: The hydrogen-powered cars General Motors was showing off on the Oregon Capitol grounds wouldn’t need gas. And if...
Pete Buttigieg Has Some Ideas for Overhauling How America Moves Around
Pete Buttigieg, the man now responsible for managing the means by which Americans travel trillions of miles per year, can’t leave his house. Just days...
Petaluma bans new gas stations in effort to cut emissions
A Sonoma County city has banned new gas stations in an effort to cut carbon emissions. Petaluma is believed to be the first city in...
More states follow California’s lead on vehicle emissions standards
An increasing number of states are looking to follow the precedent set by California and adopt stricter vehicle emissions standards as the Biden administration appears...
It looks like the Batmobile, works on solar energy, and could be the future of cars
The dream began in 1955, with a tiny, toylike creation called the “Sunmobile.” Built from balsa wood and hobby shop tires, it was just 15...
Automakers Drop Efforts to Derail California Climate Rules
Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and several other major automakers said Tuesday they would no longer try to block California from setting its own strict fuel-economy standards,...
Skip Pruss on GM and Shift Away from Gasoline
If you want a good read on where we are in the energy transition, you might want to speak to Stanley “Skip” Pruss, former Chief...