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Lobbyists Estimate Billions in Fines If New Fuel Economy Rules Adopted

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Energy Department last week, citing “alarming” expected penalties for companies not meeting proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) requirements. If you’re wondering, the AAPC bills itself as AAPC is an association based in Washington, D.C. Matt Blunt is the group’s president and a former governor of Missouri.

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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

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Louis Post-Dispatch , the Missouri State Attorney General, along with Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued to prevent CARB from banning new ICE vehicles after 2035. According to the St.

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Senators introduce bill to encourage US production of thorium and rare earth minerals

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The bill proposes that as soon as practicable after enactment, the Cooperative Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, establish the Thorium Storage, Energy, and Industrial Products Corporation to develop uses and markets for thorium, including energy. Thorium, among other uses, is of interest in advanced nuclear fuel cycles.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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Louis; Washington State University; AXI; Catilin; Diversified Energy; Eldorado Biofuels; Genifuel; HR Biopetroleum; Inventure; Kai BioEnergy; Palmer Labs; Solix Biofuels; Targeted Growth; Terrabon; and UOP. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

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MFA Oil Biomass and Aloterra Energy are predominantly locally owned and have sponsored three additional BCAP projects in Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, investing more than $6 million in the operation. These crops support the expected production of fuel pellets for export and in-farm heating and bio-based packaging.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers. We then headed into Pennsylvania, taking a few minutes to visit the spot where General George Washington and his men, on Christmas Eve 1776, crossed the Delaware River.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. MEMC Corporation; and Solarmer Energy Inc. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.; Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.; TurboTech Precision; Engineering Ltd.;

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