World Jan 15 German farmers and their tractors throng Berlin in protest against fuel subsidy cuts By Geir Moulson, Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 German farmers block roads with tractors in protest of plan to scrap diesel tax breaks Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular three-party coalition infuriated farmers last month by drawing up plans to abolish a car tax exemption for farming vehicles and the diesel tax breaks. By Geir Moulson, Associated Press
World Sep 20 UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift Sunak says Britain remains committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, but in a way that won't "impose unacceptable costs on hard-pressed British families."… By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Politics Mar 31 EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks The rules are part of California's plan to cut planet-warming carbon emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas. By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America
Nation Jul 27 Wheeler breaks with Pruitt policy, saying EPA will enforce stricter pollution limits for glider trucks Wheeler wrote in a memo that Pruitt appeared to have overstepped his authority in the July 6 order, which barred the agency from enforcing a cap imposed during the Obama administration on the annual production of higher-polluting tractor-trailers. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Dec 03 Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City are quitting diesel By Kamala Kelkar Four major cities – Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens, Greece – made an agreement on Friday to remove diesel vehicles from their streets by 2025. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 7:07 Volkswagen comes clean on emissions cheating By PBS News Hour German automaker Volkswagen has revealed that as many as 11 million of its diesel-powered cars worldwide could be affected by software designed to dupe emissions tests. The software, which only switches on during emissions tests, leaves the cars emitting up… Continue watching
Jul 24 Making a cheaper, cleaner diesel fuel to do industry’s heavy lifting By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Diesel can be made from just about any carbon-based source, but the process can be expensive and wasteful. Chemists are working on new methods to fix that. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Pumping Natural Gas: A Primer A primer on fueling natural gas vehicles at Denver's UPS branch. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch President Bush Proposes New Energy Initiatives In his State of the Union address, President Bush called for new domestic initiatives aimed at decreasing gas consumption by expanding the role of alternative fuels. Three energy experts analyze the viability of the president's proposed energy reforms. Continue watching