When Isabel came in, she at one point looked like she was coming in straight at us. About a one-degree difference two days out could have put her right on us.

They have to make a convincing argument they have the best idea. The biggest challenge they’re going to have with their engine is that, it seems so easy, I think a lot of people are...

We’re trying to get the certificate by the 30th.

You could arguably get just as well or better fuel economy with a four-cylinder gasoline Accord for $8,000 to $10,000 less.

The money spent up front to avoid damage is a very small amount compared to what is spent to recover from a disaster,

It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.

It’s a roll of the dice that Congress is going to have to take care of,

There are other areas where Congress can look to control costs and expenses. It’s not necessarily quid-pro-quo that the money will come out of other coastal or water projects.

Finishing all of these projects would be the biggest accomplishment in terms of protecting our beaches during my time with (the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control,

You may have an ethanol vehicle in your driveway and not even know it. It was kind of the dirty little secret of the auto industry.

It will be a tremendous benefit.

Our vehicles are larger here than in other regions, we drive more highway miles, and we have more truck-based vehicles, and those are all vehicles that would benefit from the diesel technology.

You may just be shifting the consumption of energy from the driver to the producer of hydrogen.

Future growth will be the result of more vehicle manufacturers entering the hybrid-electric market and a greater number of hybrid models. There are currently only 11 hybrid models available in the U.S market, and by...

That remains to be seen. People tend to buy a vehicle that suits their lifestyle and shop within that segment. They’re going into uncharted waters with those vehicles.

We can’t base our absolute actions on predictions of what might be, … We know there’s a lot of uncertainty. If we get to the point where we have to nourish this beach every year,...

When hybrids were first introduced in the United States, they were only available in sub-compact cars that were not practical for all vehicle buyers.

I was in Bethany at about 7:30 a.m. and my estimate was waves of 3, possibly 4 feet. Virtually negligible beach erosion. It was the kind of thing you see in just a very minor...

A lot of education has to take place. They’re not slow and smelly… that they’re actually more environmentally friendly than people might think. But our research shows that they’re a tough sell to those buyers.