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President Obama establishes Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, issues executive order

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The Executive Order (EO) “Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change,” signed today directs Federal agencies to: Modernize Federal programs to support climate-resilient investments: Agencies will examine their policies and programs and find ways to make it easier for cities and towns to build smarter and stronger.

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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Division B of the bill outlines two major transportation-related initiatives to reduce oil consumption and enhance energy security, including up to $3.8 Heading into the weekend, the bill only dealt with oil spills, natural gas vehicles, Home Star and land and water. Natural Gas Vehicles (Division B, Title XX).

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