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sfgate.com - 4/24/2009
Calif. considers low-carbon fuel standard for cars
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Associated Press: California air regulators are taking another step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, considering first-in-the nation standards to require the use of so-called low-carbon fuels. The California Air Resources Board, which will debate the standards Thursday, considers the ...
sacbee.com - 4/25/2009
California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious
— sacbee.com — Sacramento Bee: In car-crazy California, a new fuel standard ordered by state officials to curb greenhouse gases could dramatically change how vehicles run. It also could have a huge effect on cost. The petroleum industry and some economists say the ... (more) California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies ...

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California takes on King Corn
wwwp.dailyclimate.org - 4/20/2009
California takes on King Corn
— wwwp.dailyclimate.org — Daily Climate: California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming. As they see it, corn is no better – and might be worse ... (more) California takes on King Corn

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