Eco-driving and Sierra climate change: Ramping up, Aug. 25
You may have seen those big ads in the past few days promoting "eco-driving" from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. The ads link to a website, EcoDriving USA, that offers tips on improving fuel mileage. Tips include reducing idling and checking your tire pressure monthly.
The EcoDriving website, by the way, is paid for by the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers, which just last year fought higher fuel efficiency standards that Congress imposed for new vehicles.
Sierra climate change
The Sacramento Bee runs the second part of its ongoing series on how climate change may be impacting the Sierra high county. Sunday's article looked at how the shrinking range of the alpine chipmunk. As for the above photo, that's Blue Lake in the Eastern Sierra.
In today's editions
My colleague Ralph Vartabedian has the story of a man who can't remember anything about the accident he caused in 1995 that killed three on PCH. On a lighter note, an Amtrak train ran out of fuel on its way to San Diego on Sunday night, causing a two-hour delay. Officials say it's an unusual occurrence.
-- Steve Hymon
Photo credit: Steve Hymon / Los Angeles Times
