I have never been impressed with claims that hydrogen will solve the problem of motor vehicle emissions. The “hydrogen economy” has been one massive oversell. It would take a major scientific breakthrough, I told one client, to make hydrogen viable…
Category: Motor vehicles
Feds finally fork funds for foul air in 416, part II
What’s the best way to clear the air in Toronto? Take some of the thousands of cars off the highways that lead into and out of the city. Motor vehicles, as I demonstrated last year, are by far the biggest…
British Columbia’s carbon tax lays ground for Kyoto electoral test Part II
On Canada Day, I bought 43 litres of gasoline at a filling station just north of Parksville, British Columbia. This was the first day of the provincial carbon tax of 2.4 cents per litre, so the tax accounted for about…
Honda’s new ultra low emission Accord: how (not) to build credibility
So I’m watching the Sunday U.S. political talk shows. I notice a Honda ad, plugging the “ultra low emission Accord.” You know that whoever advertises on these shows wants to curry favour among those-in-the-know. Go to honda.com, the ad says.…
How to pay for new nuclear plants in North America
Over the past year I have suggested emitting jurisdictions become involved in cap-and-trade systems. Even though the European Emission Trading Scheme, or ETS, is deeply flawed and in desperate need of stronger support from the member countries that tout it…