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EPA reconsiders decision to not set a standard for toxic rocket fuel in drinking water
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water. Late last year, the agency proposed not setting a drinking water...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Massachusetts, California, Water
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2010 Kia Soul Will Start at $13,300
KickingTiresToday, Kia officially announced pricing for its all new Soul hatchback which goes on sale this spring. A starting price of $13,300 before destination charges ($695) is considerably low, especially considering air conditioning is standard. Move up to a...Tags: Passenger Cars, Prices, Metal and Mineral
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Bush Punts CAFE to Obama, Makes Life Even More Uncertain for Automakers
MotorTrend MagazineDETROIT - Before oil tickled the $150/barrel level last summer, before the financial industry burned up most of the Detroit Three's cash last fall, domestic and foreign automakers were anxious about 2011-15 Corporate Average Fuel Economy proposals. The... -
Bush Administration, Disregarding Commitment, Defers CAFE Decision to Obama
Edmunds.comIn a reversal on President Bush's commitment to make a key decision on the issue of Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will leave the decision to the incoming administration of Barack... -
Bush administration will not finish new fuel economy rules amid industry financial problems
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-economy rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. The Transportation Department said in a statement that automakers'...Tags: Earth Day, Passenger Cars, Government, Heads of State, California
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Administration won't finalize fuel economy rules
Associated Press WriterThe Bush administration said Wednesday it won't finish implementing new vehicle fuel-economy rules, leaving the issue to the incoming Obama administration. The Transportation Department said in a statement that automakers' recent financial problems will...Tags: Earth Day, Passenger Cars, Government, Heads of State, California
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Northeast states to develop new emissions standards
New York and 10 other Northeastern U.S. states have agreed to develop new standards for low-carbon fuels burned in car and truck engines to help reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, the main gas blamed for global warming. The states may try to...Tags: Energy Saving, Massachusetts, California, Renewable Energy, Vehicles
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Bush announces historic conservation effort to protect parts of 3 Pacific island chains
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — In the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated what he called "three beautiful and biologically diverse areas of the Pacific Ocean" as national marine monuments. The areas...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Government, Tourism and Leisure, Bodies of Water, National Government
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Tips for green investing in 2009
These days, everybody's an environmentalist. But as the new year begins, we ask whether in this dismal market it's possible to safely invest in green companies and funds.
The call to "go green" seemed to be reaching a fever pitch just a few months ago....Tags: Whole Foods Market, Environmental Politics, Gaming and Lotteries, Renewable Energy, Energy
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Kingsley Guy column, December 31, 2008
With the inauguration of Barack Obama less than three weeks away, local and state officials are salivating like kids in a candy store. The incoming administration has been hard at work developing an economic stimulus plan that could approach a trillion...Tags: Government, Energy Saving, Medical Research, State Budgets, Broward County
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Chip Saltsman's 'Magic Negro' mistake
Given the current state of affairs, the Republican Party's next national chairman probably will need a sense of humor. A little judgment wouldn't hurt either -- unless, of course, the GOP elders think it's a good idea to further refine their party into...Tags: Mike Duncan, Government, National Government, Tennessee, Mike Huckabee
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Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California
That 52-inch, flat-screen television on the family room wall may have a terrific picture, but there's a big drawback: It's an energy hog. State regulators are getting ready to curb the growing power gluttony of TV sets by drafting the nation's first...Tags: Sales, Sacramento, Amazon.com Inc., Energy Saving, California
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