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Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

Green Car Congress

Pechman for the Western District of Washington has ruled that the Washington Department of Ecology, Northwest Clean Air Agency, and Puget Sound Clean Air Agency must regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the five oil refineries operating in Washington State. ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants.

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NRDC says Baard Energy agrees to switch from coal to natural gas for feedstock for proposed synthetic fuel plant in Ohio to avoid further permit challenges

Green Car Congress

Baard said ORCF was developing plans to compress the CO 2 into liquid form and transport it to the neighboring oil fields in Eastern Ohio for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). NRDC and the Sierra Club quickly appealed the issuing of the environmental permits by Ohio EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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Give Me A #BreakFreeLA & Then Give Me 100% Renewables RIGHT NOW

Creative Greenius

.” He always was so ahead of the curve… Like I say, I live in Torrance, home of the exploding Exxon Mobil refinery where our Air Quality Management District just gave the refinery operators exemptions to exceed pollution limits while they restart the aging climate wrecker back up. .

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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

Green Car Congress

In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., By substituting all current vehicles with high efficiency ICEs, we would be able to reduce our gasoline consumption by 31 billion gallons per year, which corresponds to a 42 percent cut in imported oil.

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BREAKING NEWS: Exxon/Mobil Ordered Out of Torrance, Guilty of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Creative Greenius

Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. It’s the 2nd biggest product Exxon/Mobil and their pals in the oil, coal and gas industries pump out. Otherwise I will have you evicted and we will seize your assets.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com Why Am I a Member? Newsletter Vol.

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EPA finalizes strongest-ever truck rule to save billions in health & fuel costs

Baua Electric

Transportation is the largest-polluting sector in America, and heavy duty vehicles make a disproportionate amount of that pollution. Praise also came from the Sierra Club, the Hip Hop Council (who focused on the environmental justice aspect of these rules), and even from industry representatives.

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