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  • August 2008

    • Utah Drivers Fill Up With Cheap Natural Gas

      New York Times  |  Aug 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      Utah Drivers Fill Up With Cheap Natural Gas

      (Newser) - Utah drivers are lining up to fill their cars and trucks with natural gas, at the equivalent of just 87 cents a gallon, the New York Times reports. State regulations keeping natural gas cheap have fueled a surge of interest in natural gas vehicles among drivers in the state, who are having their vehicles converted or are buying used cars that  run on compressed gas. More »

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      car  • Utah  • natural gas  • vehicle emissions  • greenhouse-gas emissions  • Honda Civic

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • McCain Offers $300M Prize in Assault on Car Batteries

      The Hill  |  Jun 23, 08 3:24 PM CDT

      McCain Offers $300M Prize in Assault on Car Batteries

      (Newser) - John McCain today offered a $300 million reward to the American who builds “a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” He said government had wasted energy money on special interests and failed to punish manufacturers who ignore or abuse fuel efficiency standards, the Hill reports. More »

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      John McCain  • fuel efficiency  • electric cars  • automaker  • vehicle emissions  • prize

    • Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Green Cars Drive Into LA Spotlight

      (Newser) - Hydrogen cars are the latest Hollywood must-have, and automakers are more than happy to see stars behind the wheel, the LA Times reports. The vehicles—which emit nothing but water—instantly speed celebrities to first place in the game of green one-upmanship. They are still years away from going on sale to the public. More »

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      Honda  • clean energy  • BMW  • vehicle emissions  • vehicle  • clean fuel  • hydrogen car

  • April 2008
  • January 2008

    • CO2 Emissions Linked to Human Death

      Wired  |  Jan 3, 08 6:28 PM CST

      CO2 Emissions Linked to Human Death

      (Newser) - A Stanford University scientist has found for the first time a direct correlation between rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and increased human mortality—potentially aiding 16 states in their fight to regulate auto emissions. The air pollution spurred by each 1 degree Celsius caused by carbon dioxide leads to 1,000 US deaths—and as many as 20,000 worldwide, Wired reports. More »

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      California  • Environmental Protection Agency  • carbon dioxide  • vehicle emissions  • Stanford

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