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NewsOctober 22, 2007

Oil Prices Dip Today After Passing $90/Barrel Mark on Friday

LONDON --- Oil rose above $90 a barrel on Friday, but was trading lower today as many investors opted to cash in their gains amid a decline in the European equity markets.

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NewsOctober 22, 2007

Virginia Explores Making Biofuel from Algae

LEXINGTON, Va. --- During a presentation at an energy conference last week, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine talked about the state's efforts to produce biofuel from algae.

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NewsOctober 22, 2007

Ohio Transportation Dept. Signs Farmers Co-op to Haul Soy-Based Biodiesel

MARION, Ohio --- The Ohio Department of Transportation has selected the Central Ohio Farmers Cooperative to haul B20, a 20-percent soy-based fuel, for the agency as it boosts its use of alternative fuel.

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NewsOctober 22, 2007

Volkswagen, Daimler Invest in German Biofuel Company

FRANKFURT, Germany --- Automakers Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG have both decided to invest in a German biofuel firm, Choren Industries GmbH.

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NewsOctober 22, 2007

Michigan Senators Push for Compromise on Future Fuel Economy Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Michigan senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, along with five other senators, are pushing for a compromise that would relax pending fuel economy requirements spelled out in a Senate bill.

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NewsOctober 21, 2007

Free Web Seminar on Thursday to Address Strategies for Making Fleets Greener

TORRANCE, Calif. --– Bobit Business Media and Merchants Leasing are presenting a Web seminar titled "Green Fleet Vehicles: What You Should Know" on Thursday, Oct. 25, from 11:00-11:45 a.m. PDT (2:00-2:45 p.m. EDT).

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NewsOctober 21, 2007

Prices at the Pump Dip Slightly

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dipped 0.8 cent to land at $2.762 per gallon, as of Oct. 15.

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NewsOctober 15, 2007

Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices Drop

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dipped 1.8 cents the week of Oct. 8 to hit $2.770 per gallon.

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NewsOctober 15, 2007

Spanish Energy Co. to Build Biomass Ethanol Plant in Kansas

MADRID, Spain --- Abengoa, an energy company based in Spain, has signed a contract with the U.S. Energy Department to build a biomass ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kan.

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NewsOctober 15, 2007

U.S. Agriculture Dept. Predicts Slowdown in Corn Use for Ethanol

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the second consecutive month, the U.S. Agriculture Department is scaling down its estimate of how much of this year's corn harvest will be used to produce ethanol fuel.

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