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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., The white paper outlines six reasons justifying technology neutral policies: Performance-based regulations in the automotive sector historically have been successful.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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ARB staff then published a white paper summarizing possible changes to the ZEV regulation along with attachments on ZEV technology status; a 2050 GHG analysis; and complimentary policies. ARB should initiate a drive to increase gasoline taxes nationally, in collaboration with interested political and environmental lobbying groups.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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As described in their white paper, “Evaluation of state-level US electric vehicle incentives”, the researchers found that some of the states with the largest electric vehicle incentives—i.e., While the federal tax credit of $7,500 per vehicle may be thought to be the major factor in consumer decision making in the U.S.,

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

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A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. Instead, crop-based ethanol has been promoted by the federal government (through tax incentives) as the transition fuel towards cellulosic bio-fuel production. It is a safe fuel.

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It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

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Dr. Hansen wrote both a personal letter to President elect Barack Obama as well as a pdf white paper that you can download and read for yourself and don’t let anyone tell you you can’t. One way we’re going to do them in is by taxing and regulating them to death. Miss a carbon tax payment on mining?

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