No Fiesta In USA- Our fine friends at Ford have no plans to sell the 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic model here in the US. The sporty subcompact only gets an astounding 65 miles to the gallon. The model is to be sold beginning this November and will only be available in Europe and priced at USD$25,700. The problem my friends is this car runs on diesel and Americans still have a notion that diesel fuel is too dirty. Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Honda all plan to introduce diesel models in 2010, so get used to it. So while Ford refuses to the market this car in the US, they are proudly trumpeting their new Ford F-150 pickup that gets a whole….get ready for this, 21 miles a gallon in highway driving, 15 miles in city driving! Wow! Lucky American consumers! The new Ford F-150 SFE (Superior Fuel Economy), yes you read that right, will be 8% more fuel efficient than the last model. Good luck to the American consumer in trying to find a fuel-efficient auto manufactured by an American company on our soil.
Source: BusinessWeek, NY Times Additional reporting: David Wray
Windy Green City- Mayor Richard M. Daley announced yesterday an aggressive plan to reduce heat-trapping gases in Chicago. The plan would include changes in the city’s building codes to promote energy efficiency and installing huge solar panel systems on municipal buildings. The plan received guidance from the Union of Concerned Scientists. It calls for reducing emissions by 25% by the year 2020. Included in the plan were models that actually presented how Chicago’s climate could change with global warming. It concluded by the end of the century Chicago would enjoy the same climate as East Texas. Congrats to Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago for putting forth such a serious effort that we hope will be a model for other cities.
Source: NY Times
Live Earth- Al Gore announced the next Live Earth concert will be headlined by Bon Jovi and be held in Mumbai, India on December 7, 2008. I am still trying to understand these concerts, as after expenses there is little to donate to environmental groups. Seems like a mistaken notion to stage such large events, use so much energy without a clear mission.
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