Meter Reading: Fuel-Efficient Cars Offset By Heavy Drivers, Eagle Ford ‘Roads of Ruin,’ and More

Eagle Ford boom driving on roads of ruin — “Across a 20-county swath of rural South Texas where oil and gas production has gone into a round-the-clock frenzy, officials are struggling to manage crumbling roadways on limited budgets.” — San Antonio Express-News

Light cars losing fuel-economy to heavy drivers – “Allstate insurance company says overweight Americans are thwarting the auto industry’s efforts to improve fuel-efficiency by adding extra pounds to their lighter-weight cars.” — Fuel Fix

Interview With Writer and Activist Bill McKibben — ”NASA scientist James Hansen has said that if Keystone is built, and millions of barrels of tar sands oil begin to flow from Canada to Texas, it’s “game over for the climate.”" — Texas Observer