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NewsDecember 17, 2007

Biodiesel Company Proposes $65 Million Plant in Connecticut

SUFFIELD, Conn. --- A biodiesel company based in Hartford has applied to build a $65 million plant that would process refined vegetable oils, fatty acid oils and used grease to produce 50 million gallons of biodiesel annually, the Hartford Courant reported.

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NewsDecember 17, 2007

Prices at the Pump Influencing Vehicle Buying Decisions

IRVINE, Calif. --- According to the latest Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research study, in-market new-vehicle shoppers plan to adjust their shopping habits because of high gas prices, spending less money on themselves so they can still give to others during this holiday season.

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NewsDecember 16, 2007

Canada Broadens Vehicle List Qualifying for Green Rebates

TORONTO, Canada --- Canadian fleet managers wishing to purchase new vehicles that qualify for the Canadian government's green rebate program now have more options.

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NewsDecember 16, 2007

Los Angeles Takes Step to Give Free City Parking to Some Hybrids

LOS ANGELES --- The Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 12 voted to instruct City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo to draft a law that would permit any car with a California-issued alternative fuel decal to park free of charge next to a city meter.

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NewsDecember 16, 2007

Gasoline Price Averages $3 a Gallon

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell for the fourth straight week last week, dropping 6.1 cents to settle at $3 per gallon, as of Dec. 10.

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NewsDecember 16, 2007

Inflation Report Spurs Drop in Oil Prices

NEW YORK --- Oil prices fell on Friday, Dec. 14, after the U.S. federal government reported that consumer inflation last month was the highest it's been in more than two years.

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NewsDecember 10, 2007

Retail Gasoline Prices Fall

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell for the third straight week, dipping 3.6 cents to settle at $3.061 per gallon as of Dec. 3.

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NewsDecember 10, 2007

Oil Prices Inch Up

VIENNA, Austria --- Oil prices inched up today as investors considered whether last week's U.S. jobs report would prompt the Federal Reserve to change the interest rate, the Associated Press reported.

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NewsDecember 10, 2007

Plug-in Hybrids, Fuel Cells Compete for Funding, Publicity and Friendly Regulation

LOS ANGELES --- Proponents of two emerging green technologies --- hydrogen fuel cells and plug-in electric hybrids --- are squaring off in an increasingly tense battle, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

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NewsDecember 10, 2007

Fuel-Efficiency Gauges Start to Appear in Non-Hybrids

DETROIT --- Fuel-efficiency gauges, first made popular in gas-electric hybrid vehicles, are starting to appear in non-hybrids.

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