Senate oks energy bill to cut vehicle fuel use
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The U.S. Senate late on Thursday approved a broad energy bill to increase the fuel efficiency of U.S. cars and trucks by Congress for the first time since 1975 and significantly boost production of renewable motor fuels like ethanol.
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Automakers seem to be making progress in tamping down Democratic proposals for tougher fuel economy requirements.
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The House voted Tuesday to award increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources.
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California regulators yesterday approved the nation&#39;s first limits on greenhouse gas produced by automobiles, requiring an average 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and light trucks by 2016.
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The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill Thursday that would bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.
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A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.
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The Senate appeared set to approve a trimmed-back energy bill that will bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.
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California regulators approved a plan yesterday aimed at drastically reducing emissions from cars and trucks over the next 11 years of gases commonly believed to cause global warming.
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The bill raises fuel economy standards for automobiles and sets higher goals for production of renewable fuels.
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The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades.
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By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 10--Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and other leading Democrats are sponsoring a bill that would cut back the state's environmental review of proposals to build large wind turbines.
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The New Jersey Legislature passed a bill Thursday that set ambitious goals for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
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A Senate blueprint for tackling global warming would require power plants and vehicles to reduce their greenhouse gases by 70 percent. A chief sponsor said President Bush's approach of voluntary action will not meet the goal.
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Six U.S. senators, including  potential 2008 presidential contenders from both major parties,  unveiled legislation on Friday that would force power plants  and industry to curb heat-trapping greenhouse gases, seeking to  cut emissions to one-third of 2000 levels by 2050.
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The Senate voted Thursday to give federal regulators increased authority to monitor electronic energy markets and protect against market manipulation.
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Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 5--RELATED:  Fearless objection takes lawmakers by surprise   --Virginia Politics Blog   The Senate conservation committee endorsed a bill today that would strip powers from two pollution-fighting boards.