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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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Hertz is committed to providing our customers with a full spectrum of vehicle options to suit their rental needs including clean emission vehicles such as CNG, electric vehicles, as well as other fuel-efficient vehicles included in our Green Traveler Collection.

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Ford to offer 2014 F-150 with natural gas option

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Businesses and fleet customers have been asking Ford to make F-150 available with CNG capability to take advantage of the fuel’s low price and clean emissions. The Ford F-150 averages 23 mpg on the highway (10.2 —Jon Coleman, Ford fleet sustainability and technology manager.

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Researchers Say Mix of Policies and Current or Near-Term Technologies Could Phase Out US CO2 Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

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Requirements of phasing out coal emissions, averting emissions and/or use of unconventional fossil fuels, and avoiding the need to extract final drops of oil from the most extreme places on the planet, together have strong policy implications. A first step is to remove fossil fuel subsidies. Kharecha et al. Kharecha, Charles F.

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