What’s next following the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling last week that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act standards for vehicles, and other industries including electric utilities and coal miners, is legal? The EPA had ruled that carbon dioxide is a public danger, a benchmark for current vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards, and the appeals court for the District of Columbia unanimously backed it. Some lobbyists are expecting opponents to continue challenging greenhouse gas regulations in Congress, where industry and environmental groups are expected to try and torpedo or protect the EPA rules, with some emphasizing taking away the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Clean Cities is offering an information resource every Thursday at 11:00 am PST on “AV Clean Cities Radio” – online radio interviews featuring stakeholders in alternative fuels, energy policy, electric vehicles, and new technologies – game changers in changing the course from the country’s addiction to imported oil. Last Thursday, Curtis Martin, Coordinator of Antelope Valley Clean Cities, interviewed Michael Taylor, Director of Autogas Business Development for the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). You can listen live each week, or visit the Antelope Clean Cities website for archives of recent interviews with an impressive list of leaders on alternative fuel vehicle topics.
