Eric Massa, a new Congressman from upstate New York is driving a Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle today from his home in Corning to Washington DC for the swearing-in ceremony. The Democratic Congressman is making the 282-mile trip to promote the creation of green energy jobs in the 29th district where the Equinox FCV is • Read More »
Archives: Political Issues
Hydrogen Briefing in US Senate Tomorrow
April 15, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Briefing in US Senate Tomorrow | Filed in: Political Issues.A day after millions of Americans rush to the Post Office to pay their taxes or struggle to push their forms over the Internet onto overloaded IRS servers, the U. S. Senate will hold a briefing on the future of hydrogen technology in this country. Senators Byron Dorgan (D) and Lindsey Graham (R) plus Representative • Read More »
Reaction to CARB Zero Emissions Vehicle Cut
April 1, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Reaction to CARB Zero Emissions Vehicle Cut | Filed in: Political Issues.Last Friday, I had talked about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and their new ruling on March 27, 2008 to cut the number of zero emissions vehicles required by the big six automakers. Today I want to talk about a little history and reaction to this flawed ruling. On March 25, 2008, the Union • Read More »
CARB Officially Chooses Plug-Ins Over Hydrogen and EVs
March 28, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on CARB Officially Chooses Plug-Ins Over Hydrogen and EVs | Filed in: Political Issues.In December 2007, I had talked about how the biggest threat to both hydrogen cars AND all-electric cars would be the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Two days ago, I talked about how the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the same entity that killed the electric car, (according to the movie), would likely choose to kill • Read More »
CARB Expected to Let Automakers Build Fewer Fuel Cell Cars
March 26, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on CARB Expected to Let Automakers Build Fewer Fuel Cell Cars | Filed in: Political Issues.The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be meeting tomorrow to consider relaxing regulations concerning automakers manufacturing zero emission vehicles. Under current regulations, the Big 6 automakers including Volkswagen, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are mandated to produce 25,000 zero emission electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell cars between 2012 and 2014. • Read More »
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain on Hydrogen
March 14, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain on Hydrogen | Filed in: Political Issues.As the 2008 Presidential election is just a little over half a year away, I thought I would do a little investigation into the proposed energy policies of all three current candidates. In particular, I wanted to know where Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain stand on the future of hydrogen technology. President Bush • Read More »