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Are electric cars more environmentally friendly? It depends where you drive them.

September 15th, 2015 - Pablo Eguiguren

The boom in electric car sales, enhanced by federal subsidies, does not reflect the fact that, in some cases, powering those cars produces more emissions than powering conventional cars. The characteristics of each state and regional mode of electricity genera... More »

Paradox of Subsidy: Could Biofuel subsidies be increasing CO2 emissions?

May 15th, 2014 - Greg Ellingson

A new study finds that biofuel subsidies from 1981-2011 paradoxically may have led to the increase in oil production and greenhouse gas emissions. More »