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So we are talking about after Labor Day, miserable summer !! This blows!! And so does the lyrics!!
How many days in the dog house?
Haaaa save your ballads SAVI will return!!!
Hopefully soon, I would hate to hear that song again.
Did Zuckerburger do you wrong? Where are photos of China trip on facebook?
S. O. S.
A. U. V.
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Can you explain WHY 10 fillings in one month?
In 28 days you file 9 financial statements????????! Should , could, would, a little to late now, hoping on a big turn around, yet we were suppose to believe filing financials were costly??????? And now 9 in 28 days????
You must be really broke....and then 5000 in revenue ending March 2015???????? come on what the F K is going on?????? Once again mislead and real POd ???????? Where is level of frustration on this board? All you cared about were current current current? And you can't even get one contract here in the good USA? Taxi,Con Ed, Fritto Lay, USPS , UPS, fire departments, utilities, Africa, Israel , Australia, Korea, CHINA, CHINA CHINA, erhhhhhhhhh
Who else????? You guys are killing me....put it politely I'm fuming. 10 f. King years waiting, erhhhhhhhhh.
Mary Jo White have mercy on us shareholders, all we did was believe, please don't ruin our shares we accumulated over the years on a company that was to make the world a better place to live.
All speculation, no one knows, will wait till Monday etc, If do go to Grey pps will drop significantly lower then it's been and eventually someone comes in and buys all his patents or company outright and we get .00001 per share. There's a horror story, or everything returns to norm eventually and Chinese government makes huge announcement regarding contracts. Pick one
Should of,would of,could of, it's not over till fat lady sings, frustrating in every bit to loose everything, will wait and see till some info comes out. Who knows when is the ? Yes I had said I would wait till march cause of all the China deals.,and want them to come through, way too much vested. Decided to ride the wave but is that a pool of Sharks or Dolphins ahead?
We feel your pain, definitely misled!!!
Nah, until I unload my billion shares lol, GOSAVI will still be here till Serge does something to change that decision...
Thanks, in other words up the creek with no paddle. As for the pumpers on this board you can lock yourself in a closet now with a box of Kleenex. :(
All these K n Q's have gloom n doom written all over, unless Serge can pull a rabbit out of Dynovalve its sure ugly, You need 5 million to stay afloat? And not shown one major contract producing revenue that exceeds the 5 million. We been with you way to long and have not given up. What's the problem? You have a product it works, where are all the sales you claim from China? Honestly what do you think the judge will say? Serge show us your Houdini skill$$$$$. I have a right to post my displeasure, maybe I should bailed out years ago but I refused cause I believed in the magician.
Excellent point of view. Coolhand.
Current is all great but unless you show revenue coming in back to square one.
Have to say one thing looking from the outside at the recent 10K is very discouraging. Hopefully they can come out once and for all with some real revenue news.
Obviously some kind of explanation is due to shareholders while on hiatus till June 30th.
SaviCorp® Signs Master Distribution Agreement with Beijing FlyingGlob Environmental Technology Limited Company
SaviCorp® Announces Major Exclusive International Distribution Agreement with DynoGreen Tech, LLC to Sell DynoValve® in India, Dubai, the UAE and Other Foreign Countries,,,,,did I miss the money coming in from any of these countries?
We need info!!! What is going on? What's the hold up?
Beijing , Korea, etc etc etc
Revenue, financials, current, when? Serge any news from China trip? We been waiting way to long.
No news is bad news.
Sounds great, let's see if Savi can produce.
Sounds right, news should be around the corner, hopefully revenue numbers will materialize in this trip.
What the ???????
BorgWarner's Advanced Technologies Reduce Emissions while Improving Fuel Economy and Performance
Auburn Hills, MI /PRNewswire/ - BorgWarner opened a new 64,000-square-foot (6,000-square-meter) facility in Chungju, South Korea, to expand manufacturing for its emissions technologies. In addition to the ignition products produced at the previous plant in the same city, the new facility will also manufacture exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves and coolers, variable force solenoids, diesel cold-start technologies and coolant control valves. The wholly-owned facility also provides space for application engineering, sales, quality, supply chain management and administrative functions. BorgWarner expects the facility to double employment in the next five years to support its growing business.
"Around the world, automakers are adopting BorgWarner's advanced emissions and ignition technologies to help meet stringent emissions standards while improving fuel economy and engine performance," said Brady Ericson, President and General Manager, BorgWarner Emissions Systems. "We are proud to open our new modern facility in South Korea and look forward to providing localized production for a growing list of major automakers throughout Asia."
BorgWarner's EGR technologies help improve fuel economy and reduce emissions by recirculating and cooling exhaust gases to reduce combustion temperatures in the engine. Suited for a variety of applications, BorgWarner's variable force solenoids offer increased accuracy in variable cam timing (VCT) system control for improved fuel economy. BorgWarner's coolant control valves help optimize engine temperature to improve efficiency and reduce emissions, compact plug top ignition coils provide durable and environmentally friendly ignition, and diesel cold-start technologies deliver quick, reliable engine starts with fewer emissions.
About BorgWarner
BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for powertrains around the world. Operating manufacturing and technical facilities in 58 locations in 19 countries, the company delivers innovative powertrain solutions to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and enhance performance. For more information, please visit borgwarner.com.
BorgWarner celebrated the official opening of its new facility in Chungju, South Korea, along with other company executives, employees, customers and suppliers. The plant will produce an expanded product line including ignition, diesel cold-start, exhaust gas recirculation and solenoid technologies.
Statements contained in this news release may contain forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that are based on management's current outlook, expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "continues," "could," "designed," "effect," "estimates," "evaluates," "expects," "forecasts," "goal," "initiative," "intends," "outlook," "plans," "potential," "project," "pursue," "seek," "should," "target," "when," "would," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: fluctuations in domestic or foreign vehicle production, the continued use by original equipment manufacturers of outside suppliers, fluctuations in demand for vehicles containing our products, changes in general economic conditions, as well as other risks noted reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors identified in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. We do not undertake any obligation to update or announce publicly any updates to or revision to any of the forward-looking statements.
Maintaining .0039 range for awhile hopefully some news soon.
If all goes as planned, any predictions of what the potential pps be by years end?
Nice analogy, on the right path.
Here's your favorite article:
CHINA IS SHROUDED by toxic pollution, making its cities appear almost apocalyptic. Benedikt Partenheimer turns his lens on the unsettling veil of smog in his series Particulate Matter.
The title is another name for particle pollution, a dangerous mixture of acids, metals, and other toxins that can infiltrate the lungs and even the bloodstream. Seven million people died from air pollution worldwide in 2012, and the World Health Organization calls it the world’s single biggest environmental health threat. Many of those at risk live in Asia, and the Chinese government publishes live updates on current air pollution across the country.
Partenheimer spent five months visiting cities with some of the country’s worst air quality. He shot with a film camera, working mainly from the roofs of tall buildings, where low visibility emphasized the contamination. In his photos, the smog is almost impenetrable, offering eerie glimpses of the city beyond. Each photo is titled for the AQI (Air Quality Index), which indicates the level of pollution, with anything lower than 50 being “good” and anything over 300 as “hazardous.”
The photographs are as beautiful as they are alarming. Their muted, subtle colors evoke images of foggy skies in San Francisco or London, but are far more sinister. Partenheimer says this unsettling duality is intentional.
“The aesthetic and almost romantic depiction was interesting for me,” he says. “It’s a way to get the viewer’s attention, to deceive him and to then confront him with the unpleasant reality and the facts. I am interested in the contrast between the appearance of the images and the inherent harsh reality.”
While choosing the best vantage point and camera settings was difficult, Partenheimer’s biggest challenge was breathing. Even when wearing a mask, he could feel and taste the pollution. The experience intensified Partenheimer’s desire to discuss our stewardship of the planet.
“I think we have reached a point in history where we seriously have to think about how we want to proceed as a species and how we want to treat the world we inhabit,” he says.
Yo " China update" "The Site" "China Update" "The Site" you probably did break that bottle of champagne that got you nothing in return......lol
During China's National People's Congress in Beijing last month, President Xi Jinping threw down the gauntlet on cleaning up pollution. "We are going to punish, with an iron hand, any violators who destroy the ecology or environment," he said, "with no exceptions."
Environmental experts in Washington on Tuesday offered some ideas.
Public interest litigation (PIL), legal action undertaken to effect change in public policies, could be "one area for further development or improvement", said Jay Monteverde, program manager at the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative's Beijing Office, at a panel discussion at the Wilson Center.
"PIL should integrate more into government enforcement framework," Monteverde said.
According to China's revised Environmental Protection Law (EPL), citizens, lawyers and organizations "have the rights to obtain environmental information and participate in and oversee environmental protection", he said.
The new EPL, which went into effect on Jan 1, 2015, says that environmental protection functionaries at all levels "shall, according to the law, disclose environmental information, and improve the procedures for public engagement, to facilitate the participation in and oversight of environmental protection by citizens, legal persons, and other organizations".
The two major issues featured at the NPC in March were tightening the environmental "red lines" that control pollution and the central government's commitment to improving people's participation in the effective management of pollution.
Zhang Jingjing, an environmental lawyer and former director of litigation at the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims in China, said well-developed civil society organizations and an independent court system would help ensure that [PIL] litigation would work.
"China has made some progress with more environmental cases accepted by the court," Zhang said. "Public litigation work could be further accomplished with the help of proper economic incentives, elimination of barriers to case filings and increasing NGO works."
Chen Jining, an environmental scientist and former president of Tsinghua University who took office as minister of environmental protection last month, pledged tougher environmental law enforcement, innovation and market leverage to help ease the conflict between development and the environment.
He said that China would strengthen implementation of the revised environmental protection law and improve pollution controls, and cooperate with other nations.
China now provides about 30 to 40 percent of the funds for environmental protection. It allocated more than $4 billion to deal with rural pollution at the end of 2014, affecting 59,000 villages and benefiting 110 million people. The market for environmental protection in China will be worth around $1.5 trillion over the next few years, according to Chen.
Sheng Yang in Washington contributed to this story.
Don't know where you getting your spam, my articles are from reputable agency's
Oceans 11 here's the update you asked for:
Beijing's 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other contaminants, mainly caused by factories and coal burning. Schools and workplaces regularly shut down when pollution exceeds hazardous levels. People have exchanged paper and cotton masks for more elaborate, filtered respirators. Cancer has become the leading cause of death in the city and throughout the country.
Chinese authorities, often reluctant to admit to the extent of any problem, can no longer deny the catastrophic consequences of rampant industrial activity and inadequate regulations. According to Bloomberg News, Beijing's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says that, although life expectancy doubled from 1949 to 2011, "the average 18-year-old Beijinger today should prepare to spend as much as 40 percent of those remaining, long years in less than full health, suffering from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis, among other ailments."
China’s government also estimates that air pollution prematurely kills from 350,000 to 500,000 residents every year. Water and soil pollution are also severe throughout China. The documentary film Under the Dome, by Chinese journalist Chai Jing, shows the extent of the air problem. The film was viewed by more than 150 million Chinese in its first few days, apparently with government approval. Later it was censored, showing how conflicted authorities are over the problem and its possible solutions. The pollution problem also demonstrates the ongoing global conflict between economic priorities and human and environmental health.
Rather than seeing China's situation as a warning, many people in Canada and the U.S. — including in government — refuse to believe we could end up in a similar situation here. And so U.S. politicians fight to block pollution-control regulations and even to remove the power of the Environmental Protection Agency, or shut it down altogether! In Canada, politicians and pundits argue that environmental protection is too costly and that the economy takes precedence.
Some people even point to China as a reason for Canada not to do anything, arguing that what we do or don't do to confront climate change and pollution will make little difference because our contributions pale in comparison to countries like China and India. But while Canada's air quality is better than many places, half of us live in areas where we are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution. According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, "Short and long term exposure to air pollution are estimated to result in 21,000 premature deaths in Canada in 2008 as well as 620,000 doctor visits, 92,000 emergency department visits, 11,000 hospital admissions and an annual economic impact of over $8 billion."
And, as we know, air doesn't stay within national boundaries. The global atmosphere is being loaded with the sum of all nations' activities.
As for greenhouse gas emissions, Canada may contribute less than two per cent of overall global emissions, but we have the highest emissions per capita — more than the U.S. and Russia and close to three times the global average. Even with a small population compared to many countries, we're in the top 10 for overall emissions. Don't we have a moral responsibility to reduce our share?
We can and should do more to curb pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, especially as demands from industry and a growing population continue to increase. That means making homes and workplaces more energy-efficient and driving less. Transportation is a major contributor to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. But, despite the fact that a large percentage of the emissions and pollution come from SUVs, trucks and vans, sales of those vehicles are rising while car sales are decreasing.
As individuals, we can take action to reduce pollution and emissions, but greater gains should be made at the policy level. Creating good transit and transportation infrastructure that gets people out of their cars is a huge step, as is offering incentives to improve energy efficiency in homes and buildings. Regulations to limit industrial pollution are also necessary.
We may never experience the kind of deadly pollution China is struggling with, but we can do a lot to make sure our air, water and soil are as clean as possible, now and into the future. We must do our part.
Where's all the money?
Now why can't "Savicorp" get a headline on EPA website? This is what I'm talking about, no US visibility. Something not kosher.
EPA Reducing Air Pollution From Old Diesel Engines; Grants Provide $1.18M To Protect People Drom Harmful Air Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is supporting local efforts to reduce air pollution in the New York City metropolitan area by providing a total of $1.18M to help two organizations replace old, dirty diesel engines on boats with less polluting models. The projects will cut emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulate matter among other pollutants. These pollutants are linked to health problems, including asthma, lung and heart disease and premature death.
Diesel engines often remain in use a long time. Older diesel engines that predate current and stricter air pollution standards emit large amounts of air pollutants. EPA grants such as those announced today are helping to reduce air pollution from some of the more than 11 million older diesel engines that continue to emit higher levels of pollution.
“Older diesel engines generate significant amounts of air pollution that can make people sick,” said EPA Regional Administrator, Judith A. Enck. “Replacing or retrofitting old polluting diesel engines reduces people’s exposure to pollutants that can lead to asthma attacks and other respiratory ailments, lost work days and many other health impacts.”
The Connecticut Maritime Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, will use a $600,000 EPA grant to replace two old engines on the Cape Henlopen, a ferry, which operates out of Long Island, with new and cleaner EPA-certified engines. The project is expected to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides by 24.4 tons per year and particulate matter by 0.94 tons per year in addition to conserving 12,400 gallons of fuel annually.
The New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition, a not-for-profit organization, will use a $589,025 EPA grant to replace the old engines on five cruise and excursion marine vessels and two tugboats that operate out of New York harbor with new and cleaner EPA-certified engines. The project is expected to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides by 55.4 tons and particulate matter by 2.85 tons per year in addition to conserving over 184,000 gallons of fuel annually.
Since the start of EPA’s diesel emission reduction grant program in 2008, EPA has awarded over 700 grants across the U.S. in 600 communities. Many of these projects fund cleaner diesel engines that operate in economically disadvantaged communities whose residents suffer from higher-than-average instances of asthma, heart, and lung disease.
For more information and learn more about the awarded projects, visit www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgnational.htm.
For more information on EPA’s National Clean Diesel campaign visit www.epa.gov/cleandiesel.
For information about EPA’s clean diesel initiatives, visit: the Northeast Diesel Collaborative http://www.northeastdiesel.org.
SOURCE: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EVEN as electric cars stall with Americans, another fuel-saving technology is revolutionizing the morning commute: the turbocharger.
Once mostly the province of expensive sports and luxury cars, turbochargers are proliferating in everything from budget compacts to burly pickup trucks. As automakers scramble to lift their average fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 — the target set by the Environmental Protection Agency — turbochargers have become a key to unlocking higher mileage without sacrificing the performance consumers demand.
In the process, analysts say, their efficiency has had the unintended effect of helping slow the broader adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles.
How does it work? A turbocharger essentially reuses hot exhaust gases — energy that would otherwise be wasted — to increase engine power in a smaller space. Hot exhaust spins a turbine wheel at up to 250,000 r.p.m., which compresses air and stuffs it into engine cylinders, allowing more fuel to be burned in a same-size engine.
That allows automakers to shrink engines, using six cylinders instead of eight, or four in place of six, while matching the power of the larger traditional engine. The downsized engines also beat their larger counterparts in low-end torque, a boon to effortless acceleration.
“It’s really a mini jet engine in your car,” said Michael Stoller, spokesman for Honeywell Transportation Systems, which supplies turbochargers to automakers around the globe.
The result is 10 to 30 percent better fuel economy, often in conjunction with direct fuel injection, which increases efficiency via precise, computer-managed sprays of atomized fuel.
With those advantages — bountiful power and savings at the pump — consumers and automakers are fully on board.
Jarrod Holland and his wife, Jamie, scaled down their engines.
Mr. Holland, a publicist in Wilmington, N.C., traded an 8-cylinder Dodge Challenger for a 2013 Ford Fusion sedan with its EcoBoost turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. His wife, a nurse, traded her 2011 BMW 3 Series for a 2014 BMW 328i sedan and its TwinPower turbo 4-cylinder engine.
The in-line 6-cylinder in Ms. Holland’s old BMW — long the signature power plant of the Bavarian automaker — is rated at 18 miles per gallon in the city and 28 on the highway. Her new BMW’s turbo engine, with 240 horsepower, is a third smaller, yet it has 10 more horsepower and a huge 60 additional pound-feet of torque, giving it faster acceleration. Yet with all this newfound power, she is getting about 32 miles per gallon on the highway.
“It drives so much better than the 6-cylinder,” she said. “I could never imagine a 4-cylinder engine could go that fast, but it just throws you back in your seat.”
By any industry standard, the pace of the turbocharger revolution has been breathtaking.
In 2011, less than 7 percent of new cars and trucks in America were sold with turbochargers. In just four years, that percentage has tripled to 21 percent. Honeywell forecasts that nearly four in 10 new cars and trucks in America will be turbo powered by 2019, or roughly eight million a year. By 2025, turbocharged engines are expected to be found in a staggering 80 percent of new cars.
Edmunds.com, the consumer auto website, says that 49.7 percent of the 350 car and truck models sold in America offer a turbocharged engine, up from 30 percent in 2010.
Make that 100 percent at Ford, which has been especially gung-ho: For 2015, every Ford and Lincoln car, sport utility vehicle and light-duty pickup offers an optional EcoBoost turbo. Seven EcoBoost choices range from a petite 1-liter, 3-cylinder in the Fiesta subcompact — smaller than many motorcycle engines — to the 2.3-liter, 310-horsepower version in the all-new Mustang, the first 4-cylinder in any Mustang since 1986. Atop the power heap is the V6 with 365 horses in the radically redesigned F-150 pickup.
Even traditional pickup buyers, notoriously skeptical of rapid technological change, have been won over: Half of Ford’s F-Series buyers, or well over 350,000 in a typical year, are choosing an EcoBoost-powered truck. The F-Series with a compact 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 set a mileage record for full-size gasoline pickups at 26 highway m.p.g. Yet this roughly 4,500-pound truck still accelerates faster than some sport sedans, going from stoplight to 60 m.p.h. in about six seconds.
Seeing the writing on the wall, several manufacturers have dropped V6 engines entirely from their most popular family sedans, including the Hyundai Sonata, Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fusion, in favor of turbocharged 4-cylinder engines.
Yet as with every car, including hybrids, mileage may vary. A heavy foot spools up the turbo for a boost of acceleration, but takes an unavoidable toll on economy.
Even Bob Fascetti, vice president of Ford’s global powertrains, succumbs to the temptation.
“They’re so fun to drive that I try to use all that torque,” Mr. Fascetti said. “But when you drive with just the power you need, you do get the efficiency. It’s nice to give the customer the option to drive any way they want.”
Mr. Stoller of Honeywell said that that dual nature was a key.
“If you’re traveling 60 m.p.h., where you only need 50 horsepower to maintain that speed, you’ve got a lighter and more efficient engine,” he said. “But you can still step on it and pass somebody.”
Like hybrids, experts say, turbocharged engines tend to be favored in mileage tests that involve few hard-throttle applications. Mr. Holland has been mildly disappointed with his Fusion’s real-world mileage.
“It advertised 26 m.p.g. over all on the sticker, and even with a light foot, I’m getting 22,” he said. “But that’s still a lot better than the Challenger, where I got 15 if I was lucky.”
Japanese automakers have been somewhat slower to get aboard, focusing more on hybrid technology.
Yet turbos are seguing into every imaginable vehicle, including $15,000 subcompacts, plug-in hybrids like the BMW i8 and $1 million supercars.
In Europe, which got a big head start in small engines, 67 percent of showroom cars are turbos, including virtually every diesel.
In the United States, Audi helped pioneer turbos decades ago and sprinkles them throughout its lineup. Keen for any one-upping edge with luxury buyers, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Cadillac, Porsche, Ferrari and Aston Martin are revamping lineups with turbos of 400, 500, even 600 horsepower. Aston Martin — famed for silken, yet gas-guzzling V12 engines — recently sold Mercedes a 5 percent company stake in exchange for components including Benz’s downsized, biturbo V8 engines.
Mr. Stoller said that regulatory pressures and turbocharging’s ability to complement other fuel-saving technologies were driving the full-spectrum appeal.
Yet for Ms. Holland and her sizzling, yet sipping BMW, federal rules are beside the point.
“I’m a bit of a lead-foot,” she said, “so it’s the perfect car for me.”
You have a product, it works, why not show Washington?
So with all this news around the world regarding emissions and not a single bleep of the Dynovalve? Come on Serge, we need a big time press release in order to have any faith. We been here waiting, some of us 10 plus years , don't do us wrong!!!
March 19, 2015
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ordered the federal government on Thursday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half over the next decade, driving his climate change agenda forward despite percolating challenges from Republican-led states.
By curtailing pollution within the U.S. government, Obama sought to increase political pressure on other nations to deal seriously with climate change. The U.S. and other nations will soon announce how much they're willing to cut their national emissions as part of a global climate treaty to be finalized in December; scientists warn that if those pledges are too lax, the treaty could be too weak to stop the worst effects of global warming.
"We thought it was important for us to lead by example," Obama said at the Energy Department headquarters, where he toured a sprawling installation of solar panels on the building's roof. "These are ambitious goals, but we know they're achievable goals."
Under an executive order signed by Obama, the government must cut its emissions of the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming by 40 percent, compared to 2008 levels — a move the White House said could save taxpayers up to $18 billion in electricity costs. Obama also directed agencies to ramp up use of renewable energy so that within a decade, roughly one-third of the government's power consumption will come from sources like solar, wind and hydropower.
Yet it was unclear how the government would meet those targets. The White House said it was providing agencies with new tools to track their progress and "sustainability plans," but offered no specifics.
Already, Obama's administration has gone after most of the major sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including cars and trucks, power plants, methane from natural gas production and refrigerants. The administration was also expected to release new rules for "fracking" — hydraulic fracturing for gas or oil — on public lands as early as Friday.
Most of those regulations have faced intense opposition from the energy industry and from Republicans — including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who wrote the nation's 50 governors on Thursday urging them to defy Obama's power plant rules by refusing to submit compliance plans to Washington. In contrast, Obama's order cutting emissions within the government elicited no immediate criticism.
Although the government is the largest U.S. energy consumer, it's responsible for less than 1 percent of annual U.S. emissions — and a far smaller chunk of emissions worldwide. Still, the Obama administration was betting that aggressive federal cuts would spur private industry and other nations to follow suit.
"The truth is the U.S. has only a few additional levers they can pull to reduce emissions," said Paul Bledsoe, a climate adviser in the Clinton White House. "One of those is the federal government's own emission profile."
Major companies that sell to the federal government like GE, HP, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell also announced voluntary commitments to cut their own emissions of the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. IBM, for example, said it will cut its energy consumption 35 percent by 2020 and buy at least 20 percent of its power from renewably sources by that year.
All told, the government pollution cuts along with industry contributions will have the effect of keeping 26 million metric tons of greenhouse gases out of the air by 2025, or the equivalent of what about 5.5 million cars would pump out through their tailpipes in an average year, the White House said.
The global climate treaty, in the works for years, is supposed to be concluded in December in Paris, but most countries will miss the end-of-March deadline to announce their national contributions. One prominent exception: the European Union, which earlier in March vowed to cut emissions at least 40 percent by 2030, compared to 1990.
The U.S. has yet to announce its contribution to the treaty. But in a bid to build momentum, last year Obama set a U.S. goal to cut emissions up to 28 percent by 2025 — compared to 2005 levels — in a joint announcement with China that boosted hopes for an aggressive global pact.
"Certainly our hope is that we are laying forth template that other countries could also learn from and look at as well," said Brian Deese, a senior adviser to Obama.
Under Obama's executive order, the government must:
— Cut energy use in federal buildings 2.5 percent every year through 2025.
— Reduce the amount of water used in federal buildings 2 percent every year through 2025.
— Decrease federal vehicle emissions by 30 percent per mile by 2025, compared to 2014 levels.
— Ensure federal agencies get 25 percent of their energy — both heat and electricity — from clean sources by 2025.
— Put more hybrid and zero-emission vehicles in the federal fleet.
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