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...manufacturers, the fuel industry, government and consumers must take responsibility.”Cischke said Ford has been developing an all-inclusive business model—financial, social and environmental—to tackle sustainable mobility.“[The model’s] goals are to reduce carbon emissions and secure our energy future,” Cischke said. Ford will begin implementing its short-term goals in 2012, she said.In the past, Cischke has come under fire from some environmental advocates for opposing more stringent fuel economy standards. “It?...
...injuries were reported as a result of the fire, according to Reardon. The main concern for residents reported by the fire department at the time was carbon monoxide, but firemen had been tasked to monitor levels in basements in the surrounding area and no dangerous levels have since been noted...
Gingrich even published a book last year entitled A Contract with the Earth, calling for a conservative path to dealing with climate change. His solutions differ from those favored by many Democrats and environmentalists, who call for a strong carbon-cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over time. Gingrich, true to his GOP roots, advocates private market incentives to encourage the development and dissemination of alternative energy technology, like a $1 billion prize for creating a workable hydrogen-powered car engine. In his view a Kyoto Protocol-style policy will never work, largely because the developing countries...
Gingrich is right to point out the flaws of the Kyoto Protocol, and to emphasize the need for rapid and drastic technological change. But I think he underplays the degree of government involvement, and the value of a hard carbon cap. If the private market could come up with a workable solution to climate change, well, presumably it would have by now. The reality is that the government will likely need to play a very large role in balancing global warming, and that very fact could turn off conservatives. But for all their talk of small government, most conservatives have...
...fire began around 2:45 a.m., according to the deputy fire chief of the Cambridge Fire Department, who said the main concern for residents was carbon monoxide. He added that the Fire Department planned to let the fire burn until it dies down...