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NewsAugust 24, 2007

Automakers, Environmentalists Push Competing Fuel Economy Plans

WASHINGTON - Competing proposals to raise fuel economy standards for automakers have set off a fierce lobbying effort in Congress and across the nation by environmental activists, the auto industry, and union workers.

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NewsAugust 24, 2007

Five Hydrogen Vehicles Will Join White Plains Fleet in September

WHITE PLAINS, NY - A city that was among the first in the state to put vehicles fueled by ethanol and natural gas on the road will be among the first again next month when three cars and two pickup trucks fuel up with hydrogen at a Kensico Avenue garage and join the city fleet.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Retail Gasoline Prices Drop More Than a Nickel Per Gallon

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dropped 6.7 cents to $2.771 per gallon as of Aug. 13. That's 22.9 cents lower than last year, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported last week.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Hurricane Dean Expected to Miss Gulf of Mexico Oil Facilities

NEW YORK --- Weather forecasters are now predicting that Hurricane Dean, now a Category 4 hurricane on a scale of 5, will weaken after hitting the Yucatan and pass into the southern Gulf of Mexico without causing major damage to the Gulf's oil facilities.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Iowa to Get 19 New E85 Ethanol Fueling Locations by '08

DES MOINES, Iowa --- General Motors, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Kum & Go L.C. announced plans for 19 new E85 ethanol fueling locations to be opened throughout Iowa by the end of 2008.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Army Unveils First Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for New Combat Vehicles

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --- The U.S. Army unveiled its first hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new fleet of Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs), which will be tested and evaluated at the Army's Power and Energy Systems Integration Laboratory.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

BP America Donates Solar-Charged Vehicle to Maryland

OCEAN CITY, Md. --- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has accepted his state's first solar-charged, all-terrain vehicle on behalf of the state of Maryland.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Biodiesel Workshop Set for Oct. 1-5 in North Carolina

PITTSBORO, N.C. --- A biodiesel workshop is scheduled for Oct. 1-5 at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro, N.C.

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

Boston Tour Company to Acquire Two CNG Trolleys

BOSTON --- CityView Trolley Tours has been awarded $100,000 from the Department of Energy to purchase two trolleys that run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

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NewsAugust 20, 2007

H2Diesel Completes Biofuel Facility in Cincinnati

HOUSTON --- H2Diesel Holdings Inc. announced it has placed into service its first biofuel production plant, a 3 million gallon per year pilot facility, jointly developed with Twin Rivers Technologies L.P.

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