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NewsDecember 26, 2005

Tenn. Begins Pilot Biodiesel Program

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Department of Transportation this month unveiled a biodiesel pilot fleet program at its maintenance facilities in Knoxville and Johnson City.

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NewsDecember 26, 2005

San Francisco Bolsters Incentives for Alt-Fuel Taxis

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom this month joined environmental leaders to announce a new package of financial incentives to boost the number of compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid taxis serving San Francisco.

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NewsDecember 26, 2005

Illinois Offers Deal to Gas Stations Accused of Price Gouging

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. --- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has told 18 gas station operators that unless they donate $1,000 to the Red Cross, they will face a state lawsuit alleging price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

EPA Approves Bifuel Conversion System for '03 Ford Engines

MESA, Ariz. --- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed that AFV Solutions' gasoline/propane bifuel conversion system, developed for the model-year 2003 Ford 4.6-liter engine, meets required federal standards.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

15 N.Y. Gas Stations Fined for Price Gouging

ALBANY, N.Y. --- New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Dec. 19 announced that 15 gas stations have agreed to pay fines totaling $63,500 as a result of a state probe into suspected gasoline price gouging after Hurricane Katrina.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

Oil Prices Tied to Weather Forecasts

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Just as cold weather can drive crude oil prices higher during the winter, expectations of warmer weather can help lower prices --- and that's what happened over the past week, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

Tenn. Biodiesel Plants Planned

MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- Mean Green Biodiesel of Tennessee plans to build biodiesel manufacturing plants in Memphis and in Humboldt, Tenn., the Memphis Journal reported.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

Honda to Trim Excess Price of Civic Hybrids

TOKYO, Japan --- In an interview with Bloomberg, Honda Motor Co. President Takeo Fukui revealed plans to cut the excess cost of the hybrid system on the Civic by a third within five years, as the company phases out the gasoline-powered version of the model in some markets.

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NewsDecember 22, 2005

Philadelphia Adds Ford Escape Hybrids to Fleet

PHILADELPHIA --- The city of Philadelphia recently bought 20 new Ford Escape Hybrids to add to its 6,000-vehicle fleet, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

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NewsDecember 21, 2005

Gas Prices Rise for Second Straight Week

WASHINGTON D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline gained 2.6 cents to reach 221.1 cents per gallon, rising for the second week in a row.

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