Posts Tagged ‘EPA’

Sarah Palin advocates for local oil production: “Drill, Baby, Drill!”

Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:03 By GSerrano

Sarah Palin believes that oil is here to stay for the US, and that renewable energy and domestic oil development should go hand-in-hand. “Alternative sources of energy are part of the answer, but only part. There’s no getting around the fact that we still need to ‘drill, baby, drill!’ And if those in D.C. say [...]

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The Controversial CO2

Friday, July 24, 2009 1:47 By GSerrano

Perhaps to make Earth Day 2009 more significant, carbon dioxide (CO2) was officially categorized as a pollutant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This overhauls the grand scheme of things through the climate change bill which has already survived the US House of Representatives, and is awaiting an equal approval by the US Senate. The [...]

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GE Awaits EPA’s Consent For Making Refrigerators Eco-friendly

Thursday, October 30, 2008 17:31 By Ramya

Refrigerators are one of the most common electric appliances used by everybody throughout the world. The refrigerants used in them, like HFCs and HCFCs have a role to play in increasing global warming. In this regard, the electrical appliances company, GE has appealed to the US Environmental Protection Agency through it’s Significant New Alternatives Policy [...]

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UPS to be the First to Bring Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles On to the Roads

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 19:16 By Ramya

UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company has publicized its foremost purchase of the latest hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHV) on the 27th of this month at Atlanta’s Centennial Park. David Abney, chief operating officer, UPS was joined by representatives of the EPA, the Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) and Navistar (NYSE:NAV) at the news conference.
The HHVs [...]

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