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EPA Ready for 35.5 MPG by 2016
KickingTiresThe Environmental Protection Agency has delivered its final draft of the proposed new fuel economy rules. The agency will target a 35.5 mpg standard for vehicles by 2016, according to Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator. The proposed rules will first come.......Tags: Regional Authority, Freedom of the Press, White House, Politics, Automotive Equipment
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Sales of Small Cars Suffer as Fuel Prices Remain Steady
KickingTiresIt???s not exactly a state secret that the Obama administration wants to transition Americans to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency recently released a plan to raise the...Tags: AAA, Hybrid Vehicles, Politics, Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping
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Senate climate bill: Tougher than House
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The Senate's environment committee is set to take up an energy and climate-change bill demanding a 20 percent cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a stricter target than one approved by the House during the......Tags: Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Global Change, United States, National Government
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EPA greenhouse gas regulations coming
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans today to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and oil refineries - a warning shot to Congress that if it does not move to curb global warming, the Obama......Tags: Regional Authority, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Government, George W. Bush, Los Angeles
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Toyota, Ford Are 2010 EPA Headliners
KickingTiresThe Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have released the updated 2010 Fuel Economy Guide, which is the final word on mileage numbers and estimated fuel costs for the 2010 model year. The 2010 guide doesn???t have......Tags: Energy, Nissan, SUVs and Crossovers, Regional Authority, Prius
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Republicans boycott climate-bill hearing
The Swampby Alexander C. Hart Republicans today boycotted the start of a Senate hearing on climate-change legislation. The Republican members of the Environment and Public Works Committee are demanding a full Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the climate...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Democratic Party, Republican Party, George Voinovich, Regional Authority
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EPA Experiments With Green Parking Lots
KickingTiresThe Environmental Protection Agency will experiment with green parking lot options when it repaves the parking lot at its field office in Edison, N.J. The EPA will use run-off reducing pavement and install water-cleansing rain gardens to find strategies...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, Regional Authority, Road Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Forbes Ranks Top 10 Dirtiest Vehicles
KickingTiresUsing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions data from the Environmental Protections Agency, Forbes magazine has ranked the top 10 dirtiest vehicles on the road. The EPA gives every vehicle an air pollution score of 0-10 that rates the amount......Tags: Pollution, Rolls-Royce, Disasters and Accidents, Ferrari, Air Pollution
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Americans Slowly Buying More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
KickingTiresU.S. consumers are increasingly buying more fuel-efficient vehicles, but the pace of mileage improvements remains slow, according to a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. American vehicles averaged 21 mpg for the 2008 model year, which...Tags: Regional Authority, Prius, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Freedom of the Press, Vehicles
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Honda, Hyundai, Toyota Tops in Fuel Efficiency
KickingTiresHonda has the most fuel-efficient U.S. fleet with an average of 23.6 mpg, followed by Hyundai and Toyota in second and third place, respectively, according to preliminary figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency. Hyundai averaged 23.4 mpg...Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics
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Climate change, U.S.: 'A deal to be done'
The Swampby Jim Tankersley COPENHAGEN -- With strident appeals for action and sharp rebukes of their critics, diplomats from around the world launched a two-week negotiating summit in the Danish capital today, in hopes of producing a new agreement to curb......Tags: United Nations, Conservation, Global Change, Diplomacy, Treaties
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EPA chief's ovation (new) in Copenhagen
The Swampby Jim Tankersley COPENHAGEN - The Obama administration launches a high-level charm offensive today here at the international climate treaty talks, as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson kicks off a series of daily events by Cabinet...Tags: Regional Authority, Football, Global Change, National Government, Government
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