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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 The facility is a 70,000 square foot building located in an industrial zone in Lowell, Massachusetts. NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000. billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. The DOT is making $48.1

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Gas War: Biden Administration Releasing One Million Barrels of Gasoline from Northeast Reserves

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Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves , the fuel sale stems from storage facilities situated in New Jersey and Maine. The Biden administration has placed a strong emphasis advancing vehicular electrification via subsidies that oil futures spiked immediately after the 2020 election. It’s a plausible claim.

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

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public.

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