Green Car Congress
JULY 27, 2012
one of the largest US coal producers, and the Crow Tribe of Indians reached tentative agreements regarding exploration rights and exclusive options to lease and develop up to an estimated 1.4 billion tons of in-place Northern Powder River Basin coal on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeast Montana. Cloud Peak Energy Inc.,
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2011
However, where applicable, an equivalent carbon price will be applied through changes in fuel tax credits or excise. More than 50% of the funds raised from the carbon price will be used to fund tax cuts, pension increases and higher family payments. Increasing the tax-free threshold and cutting taxes also boosts incentives to work.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2013
Continuing substitution of gas for coal (and in some instances for oil) will remain an effective short- and middle-term decarbonization measure and an economic boon only insofar as methane leakage from production and transport is held to low levels and drinking water is not adversely impacted, PVCAST noted.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
A Federal Quadrennial Energy Review. Burning natural gas is about one-half as carbon-intensive as coal, which can make it a “bridge fuel” for many countries as the world transitions to even cleaner sources of energy. DOE will take comment on the draft solicitation, with a plan to issue a final solicitation by the fall of 2013.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2009
A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates, “hidden” costs of energy production and use—such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health—that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. cents per kWh.
EV Connect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Sustainability As the EV industry continues to drive sustainability by cutting out reliance on oil, we must understand that using the electricity grid still often means relying on natural gas and coal power. Solar eliminates these needs for nonrenewable energies and helps bolster the sustainability initiatives at the heart of the EV industry.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2013
Feebates,” rebates to purchasers of high-fuel-economy vehicles balanced by a tax on low-mpg vehicles is a complementary policy that would assist manufacturers in selling the more-efficient vehicles produced to meet fuel economy standards. High fuel prices, whether due to market dynamics or taxes, are effective in reducing fuel use.
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