Congress, Obama and Oil

Obama and Trudeau put majority of US and Canadian Arctic water off-limits to offshore oil and gas leasing

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2016

US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau jointly announced sweeping restrictions to offshore oil and gas leasing in the US and Canadian Arctic waters. Obama designated the vast majority of US waters in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas as indefinitely off limits to offshore oil and gas leasing.

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President Obama proposes 50% increase in spending on clean transportation, funded by $10/barrel tax on oil

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

President Obama has laid out a plan for building a “21st Century Clean Transportation System”, the investment for which would be funded by a new $10 per barrel fee on oil paid by oil companies, which would be gradually phased in over five years.

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Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil To Fund U.S. Transportation Needs

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

president Barack Obama will propose a tax of $10 per barrel on oil in the 2017 budget he will submit to Congress next week. According to the White House, its goal is to create "a clear incentive for private-sector innovation to reduce our reliance on oil, and at the same time invests in clean energy.

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Obama: Use Oil & Gas Lease Dollars To Fund Gasoline-Free Cars

Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2013

The sequester is now with us, and Congress has lower approval ratings than South American death squads, but President Obama is doggedly pursuing his green agenda nonetheless.

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Obama Administration recommends designating most of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

This area of the coastal plain, also known as the “1002 Area,” was opened to limited oil and gas exploration. With the submission of the report, the statutory authority to permit exploratory activity on the Refuge’s coastal plain expired, and Congress made no provisions for any further reports or for any additional exploratory activities.

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Obama Administration to offer 40 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Beaudreau announced that Interior will offer more than 40 million acres for oil and gas exploration and development in the Gulf of Mexico in March lease sales. BOEM estimates the proposed sale could result in the production of approximately 1 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. billion in high bids.

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency.

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Obama Administration outlines strategy for reduction of methane emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

The Obama Administration has outlined its Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions. The strategy builds on progress to date and takes steps to further cut methane emissions from landfills, coal mining, and agriculture, and oil and gas systems.

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Obama Administration announces 21M-acre oil and gas lease sale offshore Texas

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2013

The US Department of the Interior will offer more than 21 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas exploration and development in a lease sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Lease Sale 233 will include 3,953 blocks, covering about 21.1

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Obama Budget Boosts Funding For More Efficient Cars, Hikes Electric-Car Tax Credit

Green Car Reports

APRIL 12, 2013

President Barack Obama has said he wants to boost the Department of Energy''s vehicle research budget 75 percent to help develop more efficient cars.

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Obama Administration releases progress report on its energy efforts

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2012

The Obama Administration released a progress report highlighting its achievements in meeting the “all-of-the-above” energy plan outlined in the Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future released last year. As the report highlights, we have made progress, with imports of foreign oil decreasing by a million barrels a day in the last year alone.

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Salazar: Obama Administration Keeping Oil Shale Development an Option

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The Obama Administration will push an energy plan that potentially includes production of oil shale, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a group of Western governors assembled in Washington at the National Governor’s Association meeting. The Salt Lake Tribune. Let’s put everything on the table.”. Colorado Gov.

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DOI: latest Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sales garner $872M in high bids

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2014

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the latest oil and gas lease sales for federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico garnered $872,143,771 million in high bids on 329 tracts covering 1,707,358 acres. The area will be offered to industry again in 2016 under the current Five Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

The Obama Administration will expand oil and gas development and exploration on the US Outer Continental Shelf, while protecting fisheries, tourism, and places off US coasts that it says are not appropriate for development. To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake. Secretary Salazar. Secretary Salazar.

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Obama: no Keystone XL if significant exacerbation of GHG; Canada: no problem

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2013

In his talk at Georgetown University outlining his climate action plan, President Barack Obama suggested that the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would only be built if the project “ does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution. ”. —President Obama. It’s relevant.

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Obama Administration releases implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region

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JANUARY 31, 2014

The Obama Administration released the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region , itself released in May 2013.

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Obama Administration offering more than 20M acres offshore Texas for oil and natural gas exploration and development

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Beaudreau released the final details for an oil and gas lease sale that will offer more than 20 million acres offshore and will make available all unleased areas in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Earlier post.).

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President Obama issues Executive Order to coordinate policy on development of unconventional natural gas

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

President Obama has issued an Executive Order establishing an interagency working group to coordinate Administration policy efforts to support “safe and responsible” development of unconventional domestic natural gas and associated infrastructure. This would include coordination of policies on fracking.

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Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

President Obama used his last State-of-the-Union (SOTU) address of his term to outline four main elements of a blueprint for an “ economy that’s built to last: an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values. ”. —President Obama.

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EPA to develop regulations for methane emissions from existing oil and gas wells; ICR coming in April

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2016

The US EPA will begin developing regulations for methane emissions from existing oil and gas sources—e.g., oil and gas wells. The agency announced plans to cut methane emissions from new oil and gas wells last year. Earlier post.). EPA has already tacken actions to limit methane emissions.

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Marathon Announces First Oil from Deepwater Droshky Development in Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Marathon Oil Corporation announced that its Droshky development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has begun production on time and under budget. This marks the first new deepwater production since the Obama Administration halted drilling after the Deepwater Horizon accident.

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Obama and Harper Establish US-Canada Clean Energy Dialog

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

The two leaders did not commit to starting negotiations to limit greenhouse gas emissions through a North American climate change pact, nor was the issue of the environmental impact of the oil sands referenced in the public statements following the meetings.

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Perspective: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility Limits BP’s Liability and Guarantees Continued Operation in the Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

It was not the legislative intent of Congress for OPA to limit an oil spill victim’s right to seek full compensation from the responsible party. In an article posted on the Donovan Law Group website, Brian Donovan, attorney, marine engineer and CEO of Renergie, Inc.

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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2012

There is also a set of emerging trends in recent research that foreshadow major advances in the areas of health, biological-based energy production, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and environmental clean-up.On

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President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

US President Barack Obama announced a new $1-billion National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of advanced alternative fuel vehicles in communities around the country. National Community Deployment Challenge. Tax credits. EV Everywhere.

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Obama Administration to delay Keystone XL Pipeline decision to sometime in 2013

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Obama Administration will delay a decision on approving the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada until sometime in 2013—i.e., after the US elections in November 2012. During this time, the Department also received input from state, local, and tribal officials.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change.

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DOE, DOI and EPA formally partner to coordinate and align research associated with developing US unconventional gas and oil

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

The US Departments of Energy (DOE) and of the Interior (DOI), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of the US’ unconventional natural gas and oil resources such as shale gas and oil. Earlier post. ).

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US and Mexico sign agreement for development of transboundary oil and gas resources in Gulf of Mexico; access to nearly 1.5M acres of US Outer Continental Shelf

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The US and Mexico have signed an agreement on the exploration and development of oil and natural gas reservoirs along the United States’ and Mexico’s maritime boundary in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of this Transboundary Agreement—which Presidents Obama and Calderon had committed in 2010 to reaching—nearly 1.5

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Providing a toolkit for climate resilience. Nuclear Power. Energy Efficiency.

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President Obama Directs Administration to Create First-Ever National Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks; Calls to Extend LDV Program to MY 2017 and Beyond

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

US President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a first-ever National Policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for Model Years 2014-2018. miles per gallon.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

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. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2).

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Canada Launches Heavy Oil Working Group to Promote Cleaner Fossil Fuels

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2010

The Government of Canada has established a Heavy Oil Working Group. Comprising countries such as Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Venezuela, the Heavy Oil Working Group will collaborate on clean energy research to reduce the impact of fossil fuel development. Minister Paradis.

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Obama outlines plans for greener US

Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2011

President Barack Obama called on Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars currently give to oil companies and support record investment into renewable energy and electric cars as part of his State of the Union address yesterday.

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BOEM announces proposed Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale; nearly 38 million acres available

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2012

Lease Sale 216/222 is the last remaining sale scheduled in the 2007 – 2012 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Program. The Proposed 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program schedules 12 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe. In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years.

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Concepts for an “Energy Security Trust” reach back to President Carter

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Obama proposed “ we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good. American innovation has given us the greatest industrial capacity on Earth.

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Organizations Call on US Congress to Restore Federal Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Budget to FY 2009 Levels

Green Car Congress

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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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2010

Ceres recently released a new report concluding that coal-to-liquid (CTL) and oil shale technologies face significant environmental and financial obstacles—from water constraints, to technological uncertainties to regulatory and market risks—that pose substantial financial risks for investors involved in such projects.

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Obama Administration announces first fuel economy and GHG standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Under the new program, trucks and buses built in 2014 through 2018 will reduce oil consumption by a projected 530 million barrels and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution by approximately 270 million metric tons.

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President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

million gallons of gasoline, or 385,000 barrels of oil. The resulting improvement in fleet fuel efficiency will reduce petroleum consumption by the equivalent of an estimated 7.7

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US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement enacted as part of the budget act

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement, which establishes a framework for US offshore oil and gas companies and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) jointly to develop transboundary reservoirs ( earlier post ), was enacted today as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act ( H.J.Res.59 59 ) which President Obama signed into law.

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Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale results in $110M in high bids on more than 400,000 acres

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

million acres, builds on five previous sales held under the Obama Administration’s Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 (Five Year Program). A total of 14 offshore energy companies submitted 93 bids. The lease sale, which offered 21.6 billion in bid revenues.

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Brazil and US to deepen cooperation on energy; aviation biofuels

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2011

Among the statements and agreements emerging from President Obama’s official visit to Brazil and meeting with President Dilma Rousseff were overall support for the US supporting “ the rise of Brazil as a global power ” as well as an agreement to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue between the two countries.

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Obama and Trudeau put majority of US and Canadian Arctic water off-limits to offshore oil and gas leasing

President Obama proposes 50% increase in spending on clean transportation, funded by $10/barrel tax on oil

Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil To Fund U.S. Transportation Needs

Obama: Use Oil & Gas Lease Dollars To Fund Gasoline-Free Cars

Obama Administration recommends designating most of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness

Obama Administration to offer 40 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development

Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

Obama Administration outlines strategy for reduction of methane emissions

Obama Administration announces 21M-acre oil and gas lease sale offshore Texas

Obama Budget Boosts Funding For More Efficient Cars, Hikes Electric-Car Tax Credit

Obama Administration releases progress report on its energy efforts

Salazar: Obama Administration Keeping Oil Shale Development an Option

DOI: latest Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sales garner $872M in high bids

Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

Obama: no Keystone XL if significant exacerbation of GHG; Canada: no problem

Obama Administration releases implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region

Obama Administration offering more than 20M acres offshore Texas for oil and natural gas exploration and development

President Obama issues Executive Order to coordinate policy on development of unconventional natural gas

Obama blueprint for a US economy “built to last” includes “all-of-the-above” energy strategy; call for 80% of US electricity from clean sources by 2035

EPA to develop regulations for methane emissions from existing oil and gas wells; ICR coming in April

Marathon Announces First Oil from Deepwater Droshky Development in Gulf of Mexico

Obama and Harper Establish US-Canada Clean Energy Dialog

Perspective: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility Limits BP’s Liability and Guarantees Continued Operation in the Gulf of Mexico

Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

Obama Administration to delay Keystone XL Pipeline decision to sometime in 2013

PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

DOE, DOI and EPA formally partner to coordinate and align research associated with developing US unconventional gas and oil

US and Mexico sign agreement for development of transboundary oil and gas resources in Gulf of Mexico; access to nearly 1.5M acres of US Outer Continental Shelf

Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

President Obama Directs Administration to Create First-Ever National Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks; Calls to Extend LDV Program to MY 2017 and Beyond

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

Canada Launches Heavy Oil Working Group to Promote Cleaner Fossil Fuels

Obama outlines plans for greener US

BOEM announces proposed Central Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale; nearly 38 million acres available

Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Concepts for an “Energy Security Trust” reach back to President Carter

Organizations Call on US Congress to Restore Federal Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Budget to FY 2009 Levels

Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

Obama Administration announces first fuel economy and GHG standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles

President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases

US-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement enacted as part of the budget act

Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale results in $110M in high bids on more than 400,000 acres

Brazil and US to deepen cooperation on energy; aviation biofuels

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