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Six refineries in $425M settlement with EPA and DOJ over emissions violations

Green Car Congress

The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $425-million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries. Of the $10.45-million

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EPA proposes CO2 limits for future power plants; flexibilities for phasing in control technology; anticipates negligible impacts

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for CO 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants. EPA is proposing that new fossil?fuel?fired based standard of 1,000 pounds of CO 2 per megawatt?hour fired power plants meet an output?based kg CO 2 /MWh. on controls.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia. While both of these numbers are a lot less than the US’ new EPA rules , the US also has 13x as many people as Australia. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone. GM Press Release ).

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