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Trucking industry asks Obama to 'proceed cautiously' on new fuel, emissions standards
2014-02-18 19:38:15| Trucking - Topix.net
President Obama on Tuesday used executive action to order a new round of fuel-efficiency and greenhouse-gas standards for U.S. automobiles, driving climate control to the front of his second-term agenda and sparking concern from the trucking industry.
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Obama directs EPA and DOT to develop and issue next phase of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by March 2016
2014-02-18 17:30:39| Green Car Congress
Obama announces plan for $1bn climate resilience fund
2014-02-18 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: As David Cameron faces mounting calls for an increase in the UK government's funding for climate resilience efforts, US President Barack Obama is moving forward with plans to dramatically increase spending to tackle droughts and floods on the other side of the Atlantic. Obama used a trip to drought-hit California late last week, where over 91 per cent of the state was classified as experiencing severe or exceptional drought, to announce that he will include a new $1bn "climate resilience fund"...
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Obama set order new fuel standards for U.S. trucks
2014-02-18 12:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two years, another step in his efforts to reduce oil consumption and carbon emissions blamed for global warming. Obama will travel to Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to make his announcement at a distribution center for Safeway grocery stores. The Obama administration requires automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks...
Obama to Request New Rules for Cutting Truck Pollution
2014-02-18 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama will direct the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to develop new regulations to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from truck tailpipes by March 2016. United States car and truck manufacturers have lobbied heavily against aggressive increases in federal fuel economy standards, saying that they could increase vehicle prices and diminish safety. The White House said in a statement that the E.P.A. would work closely with the Transportation Department and with truck...
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