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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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Virginia’s republican governor launches idiotic culture war against CARB

Baua Electric

Photo by Ron Cogswell Virginia’s republican governor says he wants to violate Virginia law to pull the state out of the California Air Resources Board’s clean car regulations , consigning his state to a costly and burdensome future full of pollution and high fuel prices.

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Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations

Baua Electric

Donald Trump has reportedly told oil executives that he will end electric car incentives if they contribute $1 billion to his election campaign. The Trump administration attempted to eliminate the tax credit for electric vehicles in the original version of their 2020 budget, though the provision never passed.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation. You also repeat the "peak oil" argument that Ive been reading since the 60s.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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Hey, Torrance City Council! Was That $80,000 Check You Took From Exxon A Bribe? Hush Money? Or Did You Just Sell Your Soul?

Creative Greenius

BREAKING NEWS: CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD JUST RELEASED BLOCKBUSTER GREENHOUSE GAS REPORT OF STATE’S WORST POLLUTERS AND GLOBAL WARMERS. TORRANCE EXXON REFINERY RANKS #6 IN CALIFORNIA, EL SEGUNDO CHEVRON REFINERY IS #4. Councilman Furey pledging his allegiance to fossil fuels, global warming and more CO2. No restart estimate.