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Proposed Fuel Economy Rules Underestimate Rising Vehicle Cost, NADA Says
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DETROIT - PRNewswire-USNewswire — At a public hearing today on proposed fuel economy rules for model year 2017-2025 passenger cars and light-duty trucks, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) urged federal agencies to properly consider the rising consumer cost of new vehicles,
“To work, fuel economy rules must require improvements that are affordable,” said New Mexico Ford dealer Don Chalmers, and chairman of NADA’s Government Relations Committee, at a joint Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hearing in Detroit, Mich. “According to EPA and NHTSA, the cumulative cost of all of their fuel economy rules will raise the average price of a vehicle by $3,200. This is not pro-consumer.” Read More »
Several States Using Little-Known Fund to Jump-Start the Clean Economy
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Report finds that 22 states are tapping “CEFs” to build renewable energy projects. Some are going further by using the money to build entire industries.
A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states, as federal support diminishes and they seek fresh growth drivers.
Every state can create clean energy funds, or CEFs, which are typically supported by a small surcharge on monthly electricity bills. So far 22 states have done so, generating $2.7 billion overall for the clean technology sector during the past decade. Most have used the money to install tens of thousands of solar panel arrays, wind turbines and biomass facilities. Read More »
Law to Force Quick Keystone XL Permit Decision Slowing Reroute in Nebraska
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TransCanada and Nebraska’s Dept. of Environmental Quality say they’ll take at least six months to approve a new route-no matter what happens in Washington.
Pipeline opponents protested before the White House on Nov. 6, 2011.Nebraska landowners along the original Keystone XL path were among the roughly 10,000 protesters gathered around the White House on Nov. 6, 2011 to oppose the pipeline. Credit: Shadia Fayne Wood, tarsandsaction on flickr
A bill intended to force the Obama administration to make a quick decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is causing confusion and could even slow the pipeline review.
When President Obama signed legislation to extend the payroll tax cut on Dec. 23, he also enacted an amendment, introduced by GOP members of Congress, requiring him to approve or deny the pipeline project within 60 days, or by Feb. 21. Read More »
