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Court Overturns E.P.A.s Biofuels Mandate
2013-01-26 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A federal appeals court threw out a federal rule on renewable fuels on Friday, saying that a quota set by the Environmental Protection Agency for incorporating liquids made from woody crops and wastes into car and truck fuels was based on wishful thinking rather than realistic estimates of what could be achieved. The ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia involved a case brought by the American Petroleum Institute, whose members were bound by the 2012 cellulosic...
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Court rules EPA ethanol mandate "unreasonable"
2013-01-26 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: A federal court delivered a defeat to the biofuels industry Friday, ruling the U.S. government exceeded its authority by requiring refiners to purchase cellulosic biofuel despite the fact the next-generation fuel is not commercially available. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided in favor of the American Petroleum Institute when it ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency's process for estimating cellulosic biofuel output "did not take neutral aim at accuracy" and...
Dealership Insurance Booklet Mandate Eliminated
2013-01-18 15:29:03| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
New-car dealerships are no longer required to provide printed copies of the Relative Collision Insurance Cost Information brochure to car and truck buyers upon request. President Obama signed legislation today that repeals the outdated mandate and eliminates the $1,000 fine that dealerships face for failing to comply with the 1970s-era law. "This bill removes a regulatory burden from dealerships that helps reduce our cost of doing business," said Bill Underriner, NADA chairman. In an NADA survey of its members, 96 percent of new-car dealers reported that none of their customers had ever asked to see the brochure in the 21 years dealers were required to stock it. The federal government and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which compiles the data, can still make the information available to the public online or by other means.
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