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New Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Trucks: A Political Priority, Not a Policy Improvement
2014-02-19 03:57:25| Trucking - Topix.net
President Obama announced a new round of fuel-efficiency rules for trucks today, saying that the Transportation Department and the Environmental Protection Agency would work together to find new ways to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Fuel Economy Standards To Tighten Again for Work Trucks
2014-02-18 22:11:00| ENR.com: Headline News
Heavy trucks, including those used in construction, are set to get a second round of fuel-economy restrictions that will extend into the next decade.
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Obama Orders Stricter Fuel Efficiency Standards For Big Trucks
2014-02-18 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Trucks on U.S. roads and highways have long needed an efficiency makeover, and President Barack Obama demanded it Tuesday afternoon in Maryland. Obama said his administration will issue tougher fuel-efficiency standards for delivery trucks by March 2016, The Associated Press reported. Heavy-duty trucks are only 4 percent of the vehicles on the country`s roads, but account for about 20 percent of the greenhouse gases that the transportation sector emits into the air. "For decades the fuel efficiency...
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3,500 Equipment Items, Trucks up for Auction
2014-02-18 17:53:40| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
There are 3,500 pieces of equipment up for grabs at Ritchie Bros. first Canadian auction of 2014, which will take place in Edmonton on Feb. 26 and 27. "We're really looking forward to our first Edmonton auction of 2014 and offering one of the largest selections of oilfield hauling equipment we've ever seen in Western Canada," said Jim Rotlisberger, ... (more)
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Obama set order new fuel standards for U.S. trucks
2014-02-18 12:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will direct federal agencies on Tuesday to develop higher standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks over the next two years, another step in his efforts to reduce oil consumption and carbon emissions blamed for global warming. Obama will travel to Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to make his announcement at a distribution center for Safeway grocery stores. The Obama administration requires automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks...
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