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R.I. agrees to develop low-carbon fuel rules
pbn.com - 1/8/2009
R.I. agrees to develop low-carbon fuel rules
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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 Sullivan and 10 other top environmental ...
mass.gov - 1/6/2009
Low carbon fuel standard to be implemented
— mass.gov — 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 ... (more) Low carbon fuel standard to be implemented

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readme.readmedia.com - 1/6/2009
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 ...

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cleanedge.com - 1/8/2009
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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Switchboard, from NRDC:  11 States move to develop a low-carbon fuel standard

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11 States move to develop a low-carbon fuel standard
Switchboard, from NRDC — As a little New Year's Eve present to the world, 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states banded together to start the process of developing a low-carbon fuel standard as part of their efforts to reduce the global warming pollution from their transportation sector. (Here are a few press releases and related stories.) This builds off of Massachusetts announcement earlier last year to launch this sort of effort.  As the framework, signed by the head of each state's environmental agency, explains: A "low ...

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