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JUNE 9, 2009

Three organizations representing health, environmental and energy policy interests joined four national trade associations in calling on the US Congress to restore funding for the federal hydrogen and fuel cell research and deployment program to FY 2009 levels. Earlier post.). None of the advanced pathways are fully commercial yet.

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MARCH 21, 2014

The latest lease sales build on the first three sales held under the Obama Administration’s Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 (Five Year Program) that offered more than 60 million acres for development and garnered $1.4 billion in bid revenues.

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MAY 5, 2009

US President Barack Obama has established a Biofuels Interagency Working Group, to be co-chaired by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to further the research, development and commercialization of biofuels. This is a very aggressive directive from the President.”

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JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Electric vehicle coalition.

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APRIL 29, 2009

On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. LFEE 2008-05 RP, July 2008. by Bill Cooke. Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., Even without the operational issues there is still the matter of scale.

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JULY 30, 2010

The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

Bush in 2008 and which was expanded by President Barack Obama in 2009. After the repurchase, Treasury will continue to own approximately 300 million shares of GM common stock, or approximately 19% of the outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Friday November 14th, 2008 - GM Training Center - Burbank, CA. He sent the story to KFWB News 980 and to President-elect Barack Obama. As you know, today I strongly urge Congress to withhold any bailout funds from the auto industry, unless and until the industry agrees to mass-produce fuel efficiency automobiles; electric cars.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In February 2010, President Obama announced that the Department of Energy had offered conditional commitments for a total of $8.33 SNC submitted its COL application on 28 March 2008, and supplemented the application on 2 Oct. billion in loan guarantees for the construction and operation of the two new nuclear reactors. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

The Biorefinery Assistance Program was created through the 2008 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA Rural Development. Since the start of the Obama Administration, the USDA Biorefinery Assistance Program has provided approximately $684 million in assistance to support biofuels projects in eight states.

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APRIL 2, 2012

To enable widespread use of E15, the Obama Administration has set a goal to help fueling station owners install 10,000 blender pumps over the next 5 years. In addition, both through the Recovery Act and the 2008 Farm Bill, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The request was denied by then-EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson on 6 March 2008. On 26 January 2009, President Barack Obama requested that EPA revisit the matter of the denial. The waiver request was made by California on 21 December 2005, to allow the state the right to control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.

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APRIL 10, 2010

The 4-7 March Gallup poll was conducted a few weeks before President Obama came out in favor of oil exploration off some sections of the US coast ( earlier post ), and shortly after he advocated the expanded use of nuclear power in the United States.

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MARCH 2, 2013

A previous application from TransCanada for a Keystone XL project (2008 application) was for a pipeline that would have been more than 1.5 2012 Keystone XL plan vs. 2008 plan. Congress subsequently included a provision in the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act that sought to require a decision on the Permit within 60 days.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. by Jack Rosebro.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

The FOA will fund projects in the following three technical areas specified in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008: Feedstocks development; Biofuels and bio-based products development; and, Biofuels development analysis.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

In 2008, the 8-hour standard was lowered to 0.075 ppm. The more stringent ozone NAAQS recently shelved by President Obama would have further reduced the 8-hour standard to within the range of 0.060-0.070 parts per million (ppm). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 29, 2009

Henderson, 50, was named to his current position in 2008. In its statement, GM said that it is awaiting further announcements by President Obama and the Task Force on Automotive Reconstruction (due Monday), and that it will have additional comments at that time. He was previously vice chairman and chief financial officer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Average annual capital needs and gap estimates, all levels of government, 2008-35 (in 2008 dollars). Responding to earlier comments by Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood on examining a mileage tax, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said “ that [a mileage tax] is not and will not be the policy of the Obama administration.”.

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JUNE 19, 2009

ARB staff also noted that fuel cell durability has improved dramatically, including free-capable system lasting 1,900 hours in the field in 2008 (up from 950 hours in 2006) and 7,300 hours in the lab. kWh (350 bar, down 9% from 2008) for hydrogen storage. Earlier post.). Well-to-wheels greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Source: DOE.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report expects aluminum to double its share of the light vehicle material mix by 2025 vs. the 2008 EPA baseline vehicle. Ducker Worldwide. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 8, 2009

Our nation’s leading climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen testified before Congress in June of 2008: “Today I testified to Congress about global warming, 20 years after my June 23, 1988 testimony, which alerted the public that global warming was underway. Task Force Funding.

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JUNE 23, 2009

The Obama Administration is awarding $8 billion in three conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies: $5.9 billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 billion to Nissan North America, Inc.; and $465 million to Tesla Motors.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

LA Times, December 20, 2008. December 20, 2008 U.S. The alliance took its message to Congress this week, as staffers from at least four House members from Illinois took part in a conference call with the group. Greenberger said he had been working to inform aides to President- elect Barack Obama as well.

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AUGUST 9, 2009

annual increase; meeting the EU targets for 2008-2015 requires a 2.5% Ford is pleased that the Obama administration has recognized the substantial investment required to develop the technologies that will increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Meeting the California Pavley regulations will require about a 5.8%

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JULY 23, 2009

Two earlier NRC reports in 2005 and 2008 assessed the structure and management of the Partnership as well as the nature, adequacy, and progress of the research activities. A third report, based on Partnership activities and progress following the 2008 report, is planned.

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MAY 27, 2009

President Obama announced more than $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act will go to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. Geothermal Energy. National Geothermal Data System, Resource Assessment, and Classification System ($30 Million).

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JANUARY 29, 2010

President Barack Obama announced that the Federal Government will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 28% by 2020. On 5 October 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13514 on Federal Sustainability, setting measurable environmental performance goals for Federal Agencies. billion on electricity and fuel in 2008 alone.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008).

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JUNE 19, 2009

The EPRI report also incorporates contributions from six expert working groups established by NIST in 2008, and a cybersecurity coordination task group established in 2009. Both FERC and the Obama administration recognize electric transportation as a key area of focus for the Smart Grid community. Electric transportation.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Bush, is calling for policymakers to employ technology neutral policies as they begin to implement the new CAFE regulations proposed by President Obama. Former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, who served under former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Four main results stood out, according to the authors: All the policy scenarios modeled fail to meet the Obama administration’s goal of reducing total US GHG emissions 14% below 2005 levels by 2020. million barrels per day, relative to 2008 levels.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Following the short address on Monday during which President Barack Obama outlined the next steps for GM and Chrysler ( earlier post ), the White House posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans provided by the two struggling automakers, which led to the terms that are currently unfolding.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

That’s why Congress is now considering legislation that could reduce or eliminate these risks in the event of a terrorist attack or accident. It was no surprise to the Greenius when a recent Greenpeace report identified 169 chemical industry lobbyists who killed this same legislation in 2008. They’re H.R.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

In 2007, then-US Senator Barack Obama proposed a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard (NLCFS) based on the California LCFS. The European Commission amended the European Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC in December 2008, to include the de-carbonization of transport fuel. US National LCFS. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 27, 2009

In one of his first official acts in office in January, President Obama requested a final order for federal fuel economy standards for only model year 2011, with further consideration and analysis to occur prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. million metric tons during that period. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet. The baseline assumptions for the NHTSA proposed rulemaking differ from previous analyses.

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