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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

Green Car Congress

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. President Obama. bg, (combining the 2009 and 2010 standards as proposed), or 1.10% of total fuel.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A California-based Coulomb Technologies makes the program’s ChargePoint chargers, which were shipped to 130 customers in 2009. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy. A $2,000 value!). A $2,000 value!).

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Tesla + Toyota

Revenge of the Electric Car

And as if on cue, the White House announced last week that President Barack Obama on Wednesday will visit Solyndra. The company received a $535 million federal loan guarantee for construction of a manufacturing plant, a massive structure now rising beside Interstate 880. Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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President Barack Obama, along with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, released a strategic vision and plan for a high-speed passenger rail (HSR) system in the US. The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. The envisioned high-speed rail corridors.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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