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California Weighs Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/24/2009
California Weighs Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
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California's Air Resources Board today is expected to vote later today on whether to require the use of "low-carbon fuels" in the state's transportation system, the first such policy in the nation.
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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Cali Gets a Low-Carbon Fuel Standard — Oh My!
Earth2Tech — ... the ethanol industry, which has found an advocate in General Wesley Clark, takes issue with ARB’s decision to include land use effects — the climate impact of switching land over to grow energy crops — in its calculations, while not dinging the oil industry for the carbon footprint of U.S. military forces protecting oil reserves in the Middle East. The CEO of ethanol giant POET called the regulation “well-intentioned but significantly flawed,” as the New York Times notes. ...

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Calif. expected to adopt low-carbon fuel rules — Ecoearth.info Blog
Associated Press: California air regulators are considering first-in-the nation rules to require low-carbon fuels as part of the state's wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The California Air Resources Board on Thursday is expected to adopt standards that could serve as a template ...
California adopts landmark low-carbon fuel rule — Ecoearth.info Blog
Reuters: California on Thursday adopted a first-ever rule to slash carbon emissions in automotive fuels, and spur the market for cleaner gasoline alternatives, after a last-ditch appeal to ethanol advocates who fought the plan. The low-carbon fuel standard approved by the state's influential ...
£1.4bn package to create low-carbon economy is inadequate, campaigners say — The Guardian | Environment
Chancellor, Alistair Darling has allocated £375m for home energy efficiency, £525m support for offshore wind power and £405m to develop low-carbon technologies A £1.4bn package to reduce UK carbon emissions and create a low-carbon economy was criticised by environment and business groups as ...