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Fighting Oil Addiction Ranking States' Oil Vulnerability and Solutions for Change: Issue Paper; To curb America's perilous addiction to oil, we need effective government policies that will increase the availability of efficient vehicles and clean fuels and that will promote smart growth and public transit. This paper updates NRDC’s 2007 and 2008 research identifying the states that are most vulnerable to spikes in oil prices—and those states that are doing the most to break their addiction to oil.
In the Tank How Oil Prices Threaten Automakers' Profits and Jobs: Report; This July 2005 report from NRDC and noted auto industry analysts says that sales, profits and American jobs are at risk if Detroit's three big automakers continue with their SUV-reliant business strategy in the face of higher oil prices.
In the Tank: How Oil Prices Threaten Automakers' Profits and Jobs How Oil Prices Threaten Automakers' Profits and Jobs: Report; This July 2005 report from NRDC and noted auto industry analysts says that sales, profits and American jobs are at risk if Detroit's three big automakers continue with their SUV-reliant business strategy in the face of higher oil prices.

All Tags [ View Popular Tags ]:: boreal forest; cap 2.0; cap and trade; energy efficiency; gas prices; global warming; global warming and health; global warming and the economy; health; liquid coal; military sonar; oil shale; tar sands; water; western water; wildlife; wolves; ab 32; beaches; biofuels; biogems; birds; bottom trawling; bpa; buffalo; business; california; carbon capture and storage; children's health; china; cites; coal; compact fluorescent lighting; congress; dams; diesel exhaust; drinking water; drought; ethanol; farming; fish & fishing; floods; florida; forests; global warming legislation; green buildings; habitat preservation; health effects of pollution; hurricane katrina; hybrid; illegal logging; integrated pest management; international; marine mammals; mercury; mountaintop removal mining; nanotechnology; natural gas; new york; nuclear energy; nuclear waste; nuclear weapons; overfishing; parks; patagonia; pesticides; pesticides; polar bears; public transportation; renewable energy; rocky mountains; salmon; smart growth; solar power; stormwater; tahuamanu; vehicles; water pollution; whales; wilderness preservation; wind power; yellowstone

DOs and DON’Ts for Creating Carbon Price Safeguards: As the Senate takes up energy and climate legislation, many are considering the best approach to meet a strong cap on carbon emissions while assuring that carbon allowance prices remain reasonable and that market abuses are prevented. The core...
Top 10 Reasons the Senate Should Pass Climate and Energy Legislation This Year: The House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) at the end of June. The House bill is not perfect (no legislation is), but it addresses concerns about cost, consumer protection, regional impacts, and industrial competitiveness...
Analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES): An analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), outlining the potential of the legislation for creating millions of jobs, breaking our dependence on oil, and reducing the pollution that causes global warming. The...

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