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Transportation

The latest on energy efficient and environmentally-friendly transportation and fleets.

Airlines Search For Ways to Cut Emissions

Air travel, which makes up less than three percent of man-made CO2 emissions, has become the whipping boy for environmentalists, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Two factors have placed airline travel in the center of the global-warming debate: The number of airline tickets sold per year could double to more than 9 billion by 2025. In addition, experts see no

Rezidor Ties Guest Carbon Offsets to Loyalty Program

The Rezidor Hotel Group says it's the first hotel company worldwide to offer all guests a carbon offsetting program. Rezidor Hotel Group is partnering with The CarbonNeutral Company to offer all its guests the opportunity to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their stay at a Rezidor hotel, including their travel. Guests must first join...

Austin Aims for Zero CO2 Emissions by 2020

Austin has announced an aggressive climate protection plan that will cut its carbon dioxide emissions to almost nothing by 2020, the American Statesman reports. The broad goals proposed by Mayor Will Wynn do not include cost estimates, details or timelines. That information will come incrementally as the City Council considers individual proposals. The plan will eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from

Hewlett-Packard Redesigns Packaging, Cuts GHG Emissions

Hewlett-Packard says new print cartridge packaging for North America will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007 - the equivalent of taking 3,600 cars off the road for one year. The emissions savings are the result of smaller, lighter packages that both reduce the total carbon footprint of each cartridge and the truck and freighter

Bush’s Budget Earmarks $24 Billion for Department of Energy

President Bush's $24.3-billion budget for the Department of Energy remains a tiny part of the overall $2.9-trillion budget plan for 2008. the Detroit Free Press reports. The proposed budget for the Department of Energy includes $42 million for developing batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles, a modest increase from last year's $31-million request. The administration's request for vehicle efficiency...

EU, Car Industry Compromise on CO2 Emissions Cuts

The European Commission will announce carbon dioxide emissions cuts for the car industry on Wednesday, Forbes reports. EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas is aiming at a C02 emissions target of 120 grams per kilometre by 2012 for cars sold in Europe. Although the Commission will target an overall cut in car emissions to 120 g/km by 2012 from current levels


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