U.S. Law Watch » Motor Vehicles http://www.uslawwatch.com U.S. Legal & Regulatory Headlines Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:07:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Obama Unveils Plan to Reduce Oil Imports with Natural Gas, Biofuels, Fuel Economy http://www.uslawwatch.com/2011/04/05/environment/obama-unveils-plan-reduce-oil-imports-natural-gas-biofuels-fuel-economy/ http://www.uslawwatch.com/2011/04/05/environment/obama-unveils-plan-reduce-oil-imports-natural-gas-biofuels-fuel-economy/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:30:48 +0000 admin http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=3670

President Obama announced a new energy goal March 30 to reduce the nation’s oil imports by a third by 2025 by expanding natural gas and electric vehicles, developing advanced biofuels, making more fuel-efficient cars and trucks, and increasing domestic oil and gas production on existing leases.

Obama’s plan was immediately criticized by Republicans as a rehash of past Democratic priorities that avoids what the GOP sees as the real issue: the administration’s reluctance to open up more federal onshore and offshore lands to oil and gas drilling.

Obama unveiled his latest energy initiative in a speech to students at Georgetown University. He said the country needs a long-term plan to diversify the transportation sector, which accounts for 70 percent of U.S. oil consumption.

He began by acknowledging the impact of high gasoline prices on the U.S. economy, noting that transportation represents “the second biggest chunk of most families’ budgets.”

According to the Energy Information Administration, regular gasoline averaged $3.60 per gallon at the pump as of March 28, up 34 cents from a week earlier and up 80 cents per gallon from 2010. EIA predicts an increase to $4 per gallon or higher for the summer…

 

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Government and business officials from the United States and China stressed cooperation on energy and environmental issues at a forum Jan. 18 where it was announced 13 companies from the two countries were entering into business deals related to…

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency plans to move forward with regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions in 2011, even as calls grow in Congress to take away EPA authority over those…

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Nov. 29 setting the levels of ethanol and other biofuels required in the nation’s motor fuel supply in 2011

The final 2011 overall volume and standards are:…

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cars and light-duty trucks for the 2009 model year had lower average carbon dioxide emissions and higher fuel efficiency than in…

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told the Heritage Foundation Nov. 4 that nuclear power, clean coal technology, and plug-in electric vehicles are examples of…

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration announced a proposal Oct. 25 that would for the first time set fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for…

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LOS ANGELES—Auto industry representatives urged federal regulators Oct. 21 to adopt a fuel economy labeling system for new cars and…

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]]> http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/10/22/environment/auto-industry-presses-single-national-label-rate-emissions-fuel-economy/feed/ 0 EPA Approves Higher Ethanol Blend in Gasoline for Newer Cars, Light Trucks http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/10/14/environment/epa-approves-higher-ethanol-blend-gasoline-newer-cars-light-trucks/ http://www.uslawwatch.com/2010/10/14/environment/epa-approves-higher-ethanol-blend-gasoline-newer-cars-light-trucks/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:36:21 +0000 admin http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=3030

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency announced Oct. 13 that it is approving 15 percent…

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LOS ANGELES—Legislation requiring utilities to purchase energy storage systems was among a flurry of…

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