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Schwarzenegger Orders Cuts in Emissions |
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By Community Fuels on
1/10/2007
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New York Times, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he would ask regulators to require the state’s petroleum refiners and gasoline sellers to cut by 10 percent the emissions of heat-trapping gases associated with the production and use of their products.
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Enviro Canada proposes B2 biodiesel target |
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By Community Fuels on
1/2/2007
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OTTAWA -- Environment Minister Rona Ambrose has unveiled alternative fuels package that requires two percent biodiesel blends in diesel and heating oil by 2012 and five percent ethanol mixture in gasoline by 2010.
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EPA Scientists File Mass Petition for Action on Global Warming |
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By Community Fuels on
11/29/2006
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Washington, DC. In an unprecedented action, representatives for more than 10,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists are calling on Congress to take immediate action against global warming, according to a petition released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
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Turning Kitchen Grease into Biogas |
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By Community Fuels on
11/17/2006
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Millbrae, California [RenewableEnergyAccess.com]. One California city is using biogas made from restaurant grease to power 80 percent of its wastewater treatment plant.
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NREL B20 Study Shows No Increase in NOx Emissions |
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By Community Fuels on
11/7/2006
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A recent NREL study concludes that vehicles using B20 fuel, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel, do not produce an increase in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, unlike an Environmental Protection Agency 2002 report showing a two percent increase in NOx emissions for B20.
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Biodiesel, Solar Power and a New 'Whey' to Fight Mildew |
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By Community Fuels on
11/6/2006
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Monterey, Calif.—With the barrage of news reports about climate change, dangers of various chemicals and agricultural labor shortages, sustainable agriculture is a topic that's become more urgent than ever for vintners and growers throughout the wine industry.
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