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NewsJanuary 14, 2008

Calif. Air Resources Board to Vote on Truck Retrofit Funding

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- California Air Resources Board staff members are proposing that $25 million in Proposition 1B Bond funding go to diesel emission reduction projects for the South Coast, Central Valley, San Francisco and San Diego air districts, mostly for truck retrofit and replacements.

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NewsJanuary 14, 2008

Galveston Biodiesel Plant Owners to Spend $15 Million on Facility Upgrades, Legal Claims

GALVESTON, Texas --- The owners of a biodiesel plant here said they plan to spend $15 million on facility upgrades as well as legal claim settlements, using newly acquired money from an original investor in the project.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2008

Average Retail Gasoline Price Up 5.6 Cents Per Gallon Last Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Last week, retail gasoline prices hit a record high for a January, shooting up 5.6 cents from the previous week to reach an average of $3.109 per gallon, as of Jan. 7.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2008

Chinese Automaker BYD to Showcase Plug-in Hybrid at Detroit Auto Show

DETROIT --- This year's Detroit auto show, which opened yesterday, Jan. 13, features a plug-in hybrid vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2008

Gasoline Price Up 5.6 Cents Last Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Last week, retail gasoline prices hit a record high for a January, shooting up 5.6 cents from the previous week to reach an average of $3.109 per gallon, as of Jan. 7.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2008

BYD to Showcase Plug-in Hybrid at Detroit

DETROIT --- This year's Detroit auto show, which opened yesterday, Jan. 13, features a plug-in hybrid vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2008

Missouri Gov. Blunt Proposes Tax Incentives for Ethanol Use

KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday, Jan. 3, introduced a package of tax incentives aimed at bolstering consumer use of ethanol and hybrid vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2008

Idaho Gov. Otter Mandates Added Measures to Improve Fleet Fuel Efficiency

BOISE, Idaho --- Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Dec. 20 signed an executive order aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of the state's fleet of vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2008

Oil Prices Continue to Retreat After Last Week's Historic High

LONDON --- News about a slowing economy prompted oil prices to drop by more than two dollars in afternoon trading today, reported Thomson Financial.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2008

Ethanol Glut Prompts Pacific Ethanol to Halt Plant Construction in Calif.

CALIPATRIA, Calif. --- Pacific Ethanol Inc., a company whose investors include Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, has opted to halt construction of a distillery in California's Imperial Valley because of a market glut.

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