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* USA - Panel votes to boost to fuel economy
Washington,DC,USA -Associated Press/The Houston Chronicle, by KEN THOMAS -May 8, 2007: -- A plan to increase fuel efficiency standards to an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020 won approval from a Senate panel Tuesday in a vote closely watched by automakers and environmental groups... The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved the measure, which would raise the nationwide fleet fuel economy average by about 40 percent from current levels of 25 mpg for cars and trucks. The bill, approved on a voice vote, would also increase standards by 4 percent a year from 2020 through 2030...
* UK - Livingstone to charge older, dirtier lorries £200 a day
London,UK -The Guardian Unlimited, by Dan Milmo -May 8, 2007: -- The London mayor is expected to draw criticism from businesses tomorrow as he confirms plans to create a low emission zone (LEZ) in the capital... Ken Livingstone is expected to confirm that older, "dirtier" trucks and buses will be charged £200 a day to drive inside London... LondonFirst, the lobbying group for businesses in the capital, has warned that the scheme will hit small and medium-sized firms that cannot afford the modern vehicles that are exempt from the charge... The scheme is an integral part of Mr Livingstone's plans for making London a more environmentally friendly city. He is also planning to adapt the £8 a day congestion charge so that the most polluting vehicles pay £25 a day to enter the zone...
* USA - US Climate Action Partnership Doubles Membership; General Motors Signs On to Fight Global Warming
USA - About: Guide to Environmental Issues, by Larry West -9 May 2007: -- The United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a unusual coalition of U.S. industry and environmental leaders set on reducing global warming
by lowering greenhouse gas emissions through federal legislation, has doubled its membership by adding 12 new industry and two new environmental members... Founded in January 2007, USCAP represents a cross-section of American industry that includes automaker General Motors, Shell Oil, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Alcoa, DuPont, Duke Energy, and other leading companies. The addition of General Motors is seen by many observers as particularly significant, because trucks and automobiles account for roughly 20 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions...
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