“The US is starting the push from far behind in the race. New cars in the country are still, on average, 50 per cent heavier than Europe’s cars, and have 75 per cent more power than Europe’s,” Lee Schipper, transportation expert at the University of California, Berkeley, said.

“The US is starting the push from far behind in the race. New cars in the country are still, on average, 50 per cent heavier than Europe’s cars, and have 75 per cent more power than Europe’s,” Lee Schipper, transportation expert at the University of California, Berkeley, said.

A team at Stanford University has studied the potential effects on pollution if all U.S. vehicles converted to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (HFCVs). The switch could prevent 3,700 to 6,400 deaths attributable to pollution in the U.S. each year, the team r

A partnership between EMBARQ and the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative for its commitment to address climate change and urban poverty.

EMBARQ participated at the Clinton Global Initiative, reporting progress on its commitment to revitalize the downtown of Porto Alegre, Brasil with the development of a financially and economically sustainable Bus Rapid Transit system.