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Massachusetts and 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have committed to developing a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles announced today. These 11 ...
New York Joins 11-state Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels
readme.readmedia.com — News from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation For more information contact: Yancey Roy, 518-402-8000; Tom... Lynch 518-862-1090 ext 3250 New York Joins 11-state Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels Regionwide "Low ... (more) New York Joins 11-state Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas ...
R.I. agrees to develop low-carbon fuel rules
R.I. agrees to develop low-carbon fuel rules
pbn.com — Providence Business News: Rhode Island and 10 other Northeast states have agreed to develop a regional low-carbon... fuel standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director W. Michael ... (more) R.I. agrees to develop low-carbon fuel rules
11 States Agree to Work Together to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicle Fuels
cleanedge.com — 01/06/2009 - Massachusetts and 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have committed to developing a regional Low... Carbon Fuel Standard in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses, Secretary of Energy and ... (more) 11 States Agree to Work Together to Reduce Greenhouse ...
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Eleven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States to Develop Regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Green Car Congress — Eleven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states will cooperate to develop a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).  The 11 states—the 10 members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) plus Pennsylvania—will work together to create an emissions-performance standard that will eventually provide incentives for energy providers to use lower-carbon fuels. In June, Massachusetts ...

New York, U.S. States to Cut CO2 From Vehicle Fuels
Ecoearth.info Blog — New York, U.S. States to Cut CO2 From Vehicle Fuels (Update1) By Jeremy van Loon Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- New York and 10 other northeastern U.S. states agreed to develop new standards for low-carbon fuels burned in car and truck engines to help reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide, the main gas blamed for global warming. The states, which include Maine and New Jersey, may try to run more vehicles on biofuels, which are fuels made from plants, and on electricity, according to a statement ...

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