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- US green economy’s growth dwarfs the fossil fuel industry’s https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/us-green-economys-growth-dwarfs-the-fossil-fuel-industrys/ 3 comments
- Fossil Fuel’s Downfall Could Be America’s Too. How U.S. polluters might drag the country’s economy down with them. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/03/fossil-fuels-downfall-could-be-americas-too/ 36 comments politics
- Trump delays increase in fuel economy penalties at auto industry request https://www.reuters.com/article/instant-article/iduskbn29h2fr 3 comments politics
- Automakers Split in Fight Over Trump’s Fuel Economy Rules https://finance.yahoo.com/news/automakers-split-legal-fight-over-160042153.html 4 comments politics
- Trump to roll back fuel economy standards, reversing major effort to combat climate change https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-30/trump-rolls-back-car-pollution-standards 26 comments politics
- Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy' - "Today's business as usual is turning into a crime against humanity." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/10/greta-thunberg-and-20-youth-climate-activists-call-davos-attendees-abandon-fossil 573 comments worldnews
- Trump's new fuel economy rules won't lead to 'cleaner and safer' cars, say industry experts http://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/trump-s-new-fuel-economy-rules-won-t-lead-cleaner-n1056426 5 comments politics
- Trump attacks Ford Motor for not backing fuel economy rollback https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/22/trump-attacks-ford-motor-for-not-backing-fuel-economy-rollback.html 27 comments politics
- Trump's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Could Cost Americans $460 Billion: Consumer Reports https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-fuel-standards-cost-2639723241.html 19 comments politics
- U.S. official key to effort to roll back fuel economy rules to leave: source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-official/u-s-official-key-to-effort-to-roll-back-fuel-economy-rules-to-leave-source-iduskcn1uy2we 10 comments politics
- Despite Industry Pleas, White House Halts Progress on Fuel Economy https://e360.yale.edu/features/despite-industry-pleas-the-epa-halts-progress-on-fuel-economy 8 comments politics
- Trump Said Tax Cuts Would Be 'Rocket Fuel' For The Economy. Analysis Shows They Haven't https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/05/31/trump-tax-cuts-economic-impact 55 comments economy
- Trump fuel economy rollback is based on misleading and shoddy calculations, study finds https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-auto-emissions-20181206-story.html 7 comments politics
- Challenge to EPA’s fuel economy rollback can move ahead, court says https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/challenge-to-epas-fuel-economy-rollback-can-move-ahead-court-says/ 3 comments politics
- Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha Motor cheated on fuel economy, emissions testing: Japan government https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mazda-suzuki-motor-emissions/mazda-suzuki-yamaha-motor-cheated-on-fuel-economy-emissions-testing-japan-government-iduskbn1ku023 3 comments worldnews
- Mazda cheated on fuel economy and emissions tests https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/mazda-cheated-on-fuel-economy-and-emissions-tests 65 comments technology
- Fuel economy standards kill people, Trump administration claims https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/08/epas-rationale-for-slicing-fuel-standards-rife-with-logical-fallacies/?amp=1 25 comments politics
- White House Proposal Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, No Exception For Californiа https://www.npr.org/2018/08/02/631986713/white-house-proposal-rolls-back-fuel-economy-standards-no-exception-for-californ 19 comments politics
- Driverless Cars Are Giving Engineers a Fuel Economy Headache https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/driverless-cars-are-giving-engineers-a-fuel-economy-headache 10 comments technology
- The 'Job-Killing' Fiction Behind Trump’s Retreat on Fuel Economy Standards http://e360.yale.edu/features/trump-fuel-economy-cafe-standards-decicco 6 comments politics
- Mitsubishi Motors Admits to Manipulating Fuel Economy Test Data - resulting in 620,000 vehicles produced in the past three years getting labeled more fuel efficient than they actually are. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-20/mitsubishi-motors-plunges-after-improper-handling-of-fuel-tests 3 comments worldnews
- It's Official: Mitsubishi Has Been Rigging Fuel Economy Tests https://www.carthrottle.com/post/its-official-mitsubishi-has-been-rigging-fuel-economy-tests/ 16 comments worldnews
- Can the world economy survive without fossil fuels? http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/08/can-world-economy-survive-without-fossil-fuels 7 comments economy
- Car burns 12.4 gallons from Canada to the Mexican border for a fuel economy of 119.1 mpg, limited production planned. I WANT ONE. http://www.fastcompany.com/1687407/retro-hypermiling-car-goes-from-canada-to-mexico-on-a-single-tank 3 comments reddit.com
- MIT Innovation: Use Speed Bumps for Better Fuel Economy | greenUPGRADER http://greenupgrader.com/6045/mit-innovation-use-speed-bumps-for-better-fuel-economy/ 2 comments technology
- Drastic Fuel Economy Increases Could Stem from Bailout - and Cripple Automakers - Defeating Purpose of Bailout - or NOT? http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/latest_news_reviews/drastic_fuel_economy_increases_could_stem_from_bailout_and_cripple_automakers_car_news 12 comments business
- Convinced the oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some people are moving onto homesteads, living off their land, conserving fuel and stocking up on guns http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/environmental_survivalists;_ylt=an0zzc0uj36dk9rxwfv1gb.s0nue 2 comments worldnews
- Auto Companies Create Fake Grassroots Campaigns to "Oppose Unrealistic Fuel Economy Increases" http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/05/27/gm-chrysler-and-the-auto-alliance-create-websites-to-sway-consu/ 32 comments reddit.com
- The World Bank saidit would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation carried out "deep structural reforms" to stabilize its crashing economy. Sri Lanka has suffered an unprecedented downturn with its 22 million people enduring months of food and fuel shortages https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220729-world-bank-refuses-new-funding-for-bankrupt-sri-lanka 6 comments worldnews
- U.S. EPA set to release fuel economy revisions by year-end https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-cafe/u-s-epa-set-to-release-fuel-economy-revisions-by-year-end-iduskbn1x11sh 9 comments politics
- US issues final rules halting increase of fuel efficiency penalties: Automakers will have one less incentive to improve fuel economy. https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/13/us-issues-final-rules-freezing-fuel-efficiency-penalties/ 12 comments politics
- Mazda Skyactiv-3 Engine to Rival Fuel Economy of EVs | Automobile Magazine http://www.automobilemag.com/news/mazda-skyactiv-3-engine-rival-fuel-economy-evs/?google_editors_picks=true 4 comments technology
- Cleaner than electric? Mazda talks up gasoline engine fuel economy ambitions for SkyActiv 2 http://phys.org/news/2014-03-cleaner-electric-mazda-gasoline-fuel.html 23 comments technology
- Not so long ago, Spain was the superstar of the euro zone. Business, fueled by cheap credit, was booming. But the financial crisis decimated the country's economy and now Prime Minister Zapatero is trying to pick up the pieces. He is hoping that ambitious reforms will stave off a downward spiral. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,702567,00.html 10 comments business
- Greener growth could add $26 trillion to world economy by 2030: study: Strong action to combat climate change could cumulatively add at least $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, according to a study on Wednesday which seeks to dispel fears that a shift from fossil fuels will undermine growth. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-economy/greener-growth-could-add-26-trillion-to-world-economy-by-2030-study-iduskcn1ll09j 75 comments worldnews
- Harris, Feinstein Reintroduce Legislation to Block Efforts to Roll Back Fuel Economy Emissions Standards https://www.harris.senate.gov/news/press-releases/harris-feinstein-reintroduce-legislation-to-block-efforts-to-roll-back-fuel-economy-emissions-standards 5 comments politics
- People in rural areas are gaining weight much faster than city dwellers, finds a new study looking at 112 million adults around the world. Emerging economies, like Chile and Turkey, saw the biggest gains. The find contradicts the idea that urban lifestyles are fueling the rise of obesity. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/09/obesity-is-rising-fastest-in-rural-populations/#.xnjprrzonyu 766 comments science
- The "yellow vest" protests have been "a catastrophe" for the French economy, the finance minister says. France has seen four consecutive weekends of demonstrations against fuel tax rises, high living costs, and other issues https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46499996 3 comments worldnews
- The Paris climate agreement underscoring that the era of fossil fuel is drawing to an end spells trouble for Poland, which is adamant that its economy will continue to be largely powered by coal far into the future. http://www.politico.eu/article/poland-duda-szydlo-coal-emissions-pollution-cop21/ 29 comments europe
- Don’t believe the naysayers. We can electrify the economy without leaving workers behind. The US economy is in the early stages of an once-in-a-lifetime shift from fossil fuels to electric vehicles and homes powered by renewable energy. It doesn't have to come at the expense of good-paying jobs. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-12/editorial-dont-believe-the-naysayers-we-can-electrify-the-economy-without-leaving-workers-behind 9 comments economy