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It’s no easy feat to win approval from the House Energy and Commerce Committee ahead of schedule. But that’s what the climate…
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Oh Lutz: Reducing fuel consumption by mandating more fuel-efficient cars “is like attacking obesity by ordering everybody to wear size small clothing,”…
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EU Gets Another Fuel Sipper: What’s not a hybrid, doesn’t have a plug and isn’t available in the U.S. — but gets…
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So the House finally approved the clean energy tax credit extensions after the Senate OK’d a bill earlier this week. But wait!…
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It’s starting to look like extending the clean energy tax credits could actually happen this time. Reuters reports that the Senate has…
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