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Archive for month: August, 2016
Poll: 79% support increased mpg rules
Seventy-nine percent of respondents polled by an environmental group want the federal government to keep increasing fuel economy standards for automakers, according to findings released Thursday.
ISIS oil revenues down by up to 90 percent
Security sources from the ministry of oil said ISIS had been smuggling at least 50 vehicles full of oil every day from oilfields in Qayyarah and Najma. But new offensives against the terrorist organization have reduced the smuggling rate to five vehicles a day.
Clinton campaign defends position on ethanol mandate
Hillary Clinton’s campaign fought back against a report the Democratic presidential nominee might make significant changes to the mandate requiring ethanol be blended into the fuel supply.
Nissan’s ethanol fuel cell: Now in convenient van form!
Back in June, Nissan told the world about its ethanol fuel-cell powertrain. This fuel cell, a first of its kind, uses sustainable bio-ethanol in place of hydrogen to create electricity, which is then used to power a vehicle.
Louisiana parish hit by third oil spill in 10 days as pressure grows
An estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil was discharged from a well owned by the Texas Petroleum Investment Company into the mouth of the Mississippi River, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard and other state agencies are now responding to the third oil spill in two weeks.
Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, according to campaign and state officials.
U.S. states signed pact to keep Exxon climate probe confidential
A pact that 15 U.S. states signed to jointly investigate Exxon Mobil Corp for allegedly misleading the public about climate change sought to keep prosecutors’ deliberations confidential and was broadly written so they could probe other fossil fuel companies.
Tesla loses $293 million as deliveries fall short, expenses rise
Tesla Motors Inc.’s loss widened in the second quarter amid higher costs, but the company stuck to an ambitious plan that calls for building nearly 80,000 cars in 2016 and pulling forward a cheaper sedan aimed at the mass market.
Showdown erupts over federal emissions, fuel economy rules
A simmering debate that normally occurs behind closed doors over whether changes should be made to fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards has spilled out into the open.
