Honda Motor Co. (7267), which last year complained that a proposed fuel-economy rule was unfair to non- U.S. automakers, got a boost when the final version added extra...
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U.S. approves trial drilling for Shell near Alaska, with conditions
The approval delighted Shell, which has spent more than $4 billion and six years preparing for exploratory activities in the Arctic, but environmental advocates expressed...
Obama executive order sets new energy efficiency goal for manufacturing facilities
With comprehensive energy efficiency legislation cooling on the congressional backburner, President Obama issued an executive order Thursday to spur energy efficiency...
Nations warn of broken promises at U.N. climate talks
BANGKOK, Aug 30 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Almost 50 of the world's poorest nations said pledges made by rich countries to provide funds to help them adapt to a warmer...
Chevrolet Volt sales hit monthly record in August
The Chevrolet Volt is set to achieve a monthly sales record, with more than 2,500 units of the plug-in hybrid having been purchased in August.
India approves $4.1 billion green vehicle push over eight years
(Reuters) - India's government has approved a 230 billion rupee ($4.13 billion) plan to spur electric and hybrid vehicle production over the next eight years, setting...
Report: Interior has ‘limited’ ability to gauge offshore drilling risks
A new report by congressional auditors finds that the Interior Department still has “limited” ability to identify and evaluate risks from offshore drilling projects,...
Pickens accuses Obama of abandoning ‘all of the above’ energy policy
Billionaire oil-and-gas man T. Boone Pickens on Wednesday said President Obama had failed to follow through on pledges to increase natural-gas and oil...
Japan leans toward zero nuclear stance, caution remains
TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Japan's government, wary of public opinion ahead of an election, is leaning toward setting a target to eliminate atomic power by 2030 - a...
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New leadership from outside Detroit was a deciding factor in the Big Three automakers’ acceptance of strict new fuel-economy standards, the chief executive of Chrysler said.
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and the auto industry are locked in negotiations over new vehicle mileage and emissions standards that will have a profound effect on...
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The Obama administration wants cars and light trucks in the United States to average 56.2 miles per gallon of gasoline by 2025, a standard that will cut the nation’s oil...
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A CAFE standard of 62 miles per gallon by 2025 might indeed come to pass. The Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency today released a...
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