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Member of Swiss National Councils fills up with sunfire solar diesel to call attention to need for regulatory reform

Green Car Congress

In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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In a first, the US will restrict existing coal-fired plants’ emissions

Baua Electric

Trucks Haul Coal Navajo Mine by U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants to control 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down. Coal plants that intend to stay online beyond 2039 will have to cut or capture 90% of their CO2 emissions by 2032.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Please see press release “Successful GSPI Electric Car Demonstration Covered by Media&# ( [link] ) dated April 9, 2009, and “Green Star Kentucky Electric Car Demonstration Covered by News Media&# ( [link] 09-04-16b.html ) dated April 16, 2009, for media coverage of the demonstration events. billion to electric vehicle development.

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