Category Archives: Renewable Energy
New CAFE standards: 54.5 MPG in 2025
The Obama Administration recently approved new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2017 – 2025. The new standards are an extension of the 2012 – 2016 CAFE standards. The announcement of 54.5 MPG by 2025 certainly raised some eyebrows. Let’s take a look at what the new … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged 54.5, CAFE, fuel, MPG
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Energy Consumption by Sector in the United States
The primary source of energy in the United States has only changed three times in the nation’s history. The U.S. relied largely on wood for cooking and heating until nearly the turn of the twentieth century when coal became the primary energy source … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged biofuel, Coal, Commercial, Energy, Industrial, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, Petroleum, Renewable, Residential, Transportation, Wood
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