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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

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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. We’re also exploring and assessing new frontiers for oil and gas development from Alaska to the Mid- and South Atlantic.

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Port of Houston Authority, Maersk Line and EPA Demonstrate Fuel Switching in the Gulf of Mexico

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By 2015, this US-Canada ECA will require lower sulfur fuels be used when ships are in waters within 200 nautical miles of the US or Canadian Pacific, Atlantic, or Gulf coasts, the eight main Hawaiian Islands, and the southeast coast of Alaska. Earlier post.)

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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

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Hawaii and Alaska are $400. The 700 series is not waterproof but is water-resistant, rated IP-65. The 700 series has hydraulic instead of mechanical breaks, includes front and rear lights, and the battery is integrated into the frame for a cleaner look. Q: Where does Ride1Up ship? Ride1Up ships within North America.

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Cal Energy Commission adopts report outlining how state transforming transportation system to meet climate goals

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Cleaner fuels with lower carbon intensity numbers, such as biofuels, have the potential to provide immediate emission reduction benefits. California refineries have increasingly turned to foreign sources of crude oil as production in California and Alaska has declined. Market uptake of the cleanest trucks remains slow due to cost.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit. The T-Word Barking up the Wrong Tree: Forests vs the CDM in t.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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A dividend would also be similar to the Alaska Permanent Fund, which returns oil-extraction royalties to Alaska residents on a per-capita basis. It can be used to help industry make adjustments to adopt cleaner production processes or to support private efforts to invent new technologies that involve lower emissions.

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