``Clean`` fuels: Does the new direction make environmental sense?

Conference · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:230194

Saricks, C L; Wang, M Q

This paper examines the ramifications of this a three-pronged energy philosophy, with special reference to its expected environmental impact if it is fully implemented as policy. To recapitulate, the three prongs are to rely on a free energy market to determine winners and losers, which could certainly include Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) if it remains relatively cheap and clean; refocus the bulk of government-sponsored transportation energy research toward a ``great leap ahead`` to fully renewable and essentially pollution-free fuels such as hydrogen and fuel cells; and discontinue AFV pump priming. Of special interest is a premise that appears common to all prongs--that none of these measures represents a retreat from environmental goals or accomplishments on record since the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 was passed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Energy Systems Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 230194
• Report Number(s): ANL/ES/CP-89012; CONF-9606125-8; ON: DE96010773
• Resource Relation: Conference: Air and Waste Management (AWM) annual meeting, Nashville, TN (United States), 23-28 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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