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Obama Wants to See Oil and Gas Revenue Fund Advanced Vehicle Technologies
2013-03-18 19:38:22| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
President Obama has urged Congress to establish an energy security trust that would spend federal revenue from oil and gas production on research in low-carbon transportation technologies, The Obama administration hopes the idea will receive bipartisan backing on Capitol Hill. The plan would provide $2 billion over the next 10 years for research in advanced [...]The Article Obama Wants to See Oil and Gas Revenue Fund Advanced Vehicle Technologies appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Obama calls for clean fuel innovation from car companies
2013-03-16 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: President Barack Obama warned Saturday that American cars and trucks must be weaned off oil for good if drivers are to avoid spikes in gas prices. Touting a $200m-a-year funding boost for research into clean fuel cars, the president used his weekly radio address to reaffirm his belief in an "all-of-the-above" strategy if the US is to become energy self-sufficient. The move comes amid increasing pressure on Obama from environmentalists, left disappointed by the perceived lack of action during...
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Obama to announce $2 billion plan to get US cars off gasoline
2013-03-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: This afternoon, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to direct our cars, trucks and buses to a realm that doesnt include gas stations. During a visit to Argonne National Laboratory, he will call for $2-billion energy security trust fund dedicated to research to boost automobile efficiency, enhance battery technology and expand the use of biofuels, among other clean-energy efforts. The ultimate goal: getting the country off oil. Obama had briefly mentioned the idea of an energy security trust...
Obama Proposes Major New Renewables Research
2013-03-15 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled a broad new proposal to step up U.S. research into renewable energy technologies, particularly in transportation, which is responsible for around 70 percent of the United States' oil use. The initiative, which the president is calling the Energy Security Trust, would receive around two billion dollars over the next decade, funded through proceeds from oil-and-gas drilling in U.S. coastal waters.The United States is playing catch-up to countries like Japan,...
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President Obama calls on Congress to establish $2B Energy Security Trust for advanced transportation research, funded by oil and gas royalty revenues
2013-03-15 21:30:44| Green Car Congress
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