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1/29/10

• TH!NK Ranks EV-ready Cities, Automotive World
• Plant for Nissan’s Leaf Gets $1.4 Billion Loan, Saqib Rahim, New York Times
• AutoNation CEO Rains on Washington’s Green Vehicle Parade, Joseph White, Wall Street Journal
• Propane Vehicle Fueling Station to Open in Asheville Next Week, Mountain Xpress
• Biofuels Mentioned in President’s Address, Holly Jessen, Ethanol Producer Magazine
  

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1/28/10

• The Plastic Bag Lives On In Manhattan Beach, Gene Maddaus, LA Weekly
• Canadian Cancer Society Offering Chance to Win Escape Hybrid if Smokers Quit, Jonathon Ramsey, Autobloggreen
• Vancouver 2010: The Greenest Olympics?, Josh Lew, Mother Nature News
• Zapatero Announces EU Electric Car Plan, Andrew Willis, EU Observer
• Port Emissions May Cost Charleston $81 Million a Year, Keke Collins, Live5News
• The Century for Natural Gas, Elliot Gue, KCI Investing
• Leadership with T. Boone Pickens, Blogtalkradio.com

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1/27/10

• What’s Driving Green Cars Now?, Joseph White, Wall Street Journal
• First Glimpse of Russian Electric Car Concept, EV World
• A Hydrogen Highway for the East Coast, Keith Barry, Wired
• Honda’s Solar Hydrogen Fueling Station, Smart Planet
• SoCal Ports Expect 85% Clean Truck Compliance by Spring, Cunningham Report
• Vision Industries, YouTube

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1/26/10

• USPS, Congress Moving Forward with EV Plan, Sebastian Blanco, Autobloggreen
• Company Says Its Ethanol Engine is More Fuel Efficient, Sharon Silke Carty, USA Today
• DC Auto Show Gets Higher Profile This Year, Mike Musgrove, Washington Post
• Ventura School District Gets Plug-in Electric Bus, Los Angeles Times
• Exxon-XTO Deal Forces Congress to Reconsider Natural Gas, James Kirkland, New York Times
• Economic Growth Cannot Buy the Planet More Time, Andrew Simms, BBC
  

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1/25/10

• Honda Will Develop a Hybrid That Beats Prius MPG Rating, Sebastian Blanco, Autobloggreen
• Electric Car Plan Energizes Partners, The Asahi Shimbun
• Better Place to Refuel with $350 Million, New York Times
• GEM Remains Segment Leader in the Industry, PR Newswire
• 8,000 CNG Buses to Be Launched in Major Cities, Noor Aftab, The International News
  

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1/22/10

• Senators Try to Thwart EPA Efforts to Curb Emissions, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
• Global Warming?  Don’t Blame the Car, Bruce Newton, The Sydney Morning Herald
• FFV Powered by Waste at Washington Auto Show, Michelle Kautz, Domestic Fuel
• Private Industry Calls on Congress to Enact Energy and Climate Legislation, We Can Lead
• Bill Pushing NGVs Will Pass By Late May, Denver Post
  

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1/21/10

• Rules Have Changed for Car Buyers’ Federal Tax Breaks, Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press
• BYD:  The Future of the EV Industry?, Dr. Peter Wells, Automotive World
• Rhode Island Gets Ready, Rocky Mountain Institute
• Palm Desert, CA Gets First CNG Fueled Ambulance In The US, Sam Abuelsamid, Autoblog Green
• Westport Announces Transitions, PR Newswire
• The Eco-Warrior, Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone

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1/20/10

• Transit Riders Save $9200 a Year, Brian Merchant, Treehugger
• Toyota in Argentine Lithium Deal for Hybrid Car Push, Eriko Amaha, ABC News
• There is Something to Americans’ Love of Cars-Pickens Changes Plans, Michael Sheena, Huliq News
• Don’t Lose Biodiesel Tax Break, John Vavolo, Syracuse.com
• Winners and Losers VII, IEEE Spectrum
• Wood Gas Vehicles:  Firewood in the Fuel Tank, Kris Dedecker, Low-Tech Magazine

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1/19/10

• Senate’s Top EPA Critic Raked in Utilities’ Campaign Cash, Robin Bravender, New York Times
• Greening of Oil, Jim Motavalli, Mother Nature Network
• RFA Disappointed in California LCFS Decision, Environmental Expert
• The Power of Bio, Editorial, The Columbian
• Honda Civic GX Wins 2010 ACEEE Greenest Vehicle Award, Global Post
• The Auto Extremist, Peter De Lorenzo

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1/15/10

• Port of LA to Evaluate Vision Industries’ Fuel Cell Hybrid Class 8 Trucks, Green Car Congress
• EPA Air Chief:  We Need to Do More to Reduce VMT, Gina McCarthy, Elana Schor, LA Streets Blog
• Lutz Quote Raises Confusion on Fate of All-Electric Volt, Shane McGlaun, Daily Tech
• Coulomb Promises Gas-Pump Style EV Rapid Charging, Hybridcars.com
• Auto Battery Maker Expands, Canadian Manufacturing
• Green Energy Opportunities Start With Smart Climate Policies, Frances Beinecke, Environmental Leader

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1/14/10

• Ford’s Comeback Makes CEO Mulally a Star at Detroit Auto Show, Keith Naughton, Business Week
• DOE Gives Out $80 Million for Advanced Biofuels, Sebastian Bianco, Autoblog Green
• Forget Wind.  Pickens Turns Focus to Gas, Clifford Krauss, New York Times
• The End of Magical Climate Thinking, Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Policy
• California Board Approves Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Hoosier Ag Today

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1/13/10

• States Want Delay on Emissions Rules, Stephen Powers, Wall Street Journal
• Enforcing the Age of Energy Decline, Lionel Orford, Energy Bulletin
• How America Can Rise Again, James Fallows, The Atlantic
• Automotive X Prize Set for April in Michigan, Detroit Free Press
• Chevrolet and GMC Trucks Could Soon Run on LPG, CNG, James Healey, USA Today

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1/12/10

• A Future That Doesn’t Guzzle, Bill Vlasic, New York Times
• DC Leaders Get Firsthand Look at Detroit’s Progress, David Shepardson, Detroit News
• GM’s Lutz:  Higher Gas Tax Would Help, Chris Isidore, CNN Money
• Peak Oil Review, Tom Whipple, ASPO USA
• Pacific Ethanol Shares Skyrocket 80%, Portland Business Journal
• Ford Nabs Car and Truck of the Year Award, Green Car Congress
• The 50 Worst Cars of All Times, Time

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1/11/10

• Auto Show Aims to Electrify, Ryan Beene, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Lahood Says Volt is Kind of Green Car America is Looking For, Sebastian Blanco, Autobloggreen
• All Sustainable Transportation Strategies Shouldn’t Be Treated Equal, Science Daily
• U.S. Announces $187 Million for Fuel Efficiency, Caren Bohan, Reuters
• Clean Energy Coalition, Project Manager,Transportation Position
• Who’s Sleeping Now?, Thomas Friedman, New York Times
  

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1/08/10

• EPA Proposes Stricter Limits on Smog Pollution, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
• Don’t Expect Further U.S. Largesse, Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press
• New Technology a Top Priority for 2010 Say Auto Execs, Matt Brogan, Car Advice
• Auto Industry:  The 2010 Model, Harry Fuller, zdnet
• America Needs Energy Independence Now, Pickens Plan
• National AF&V Speakers Announced, School Transportation News

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1/07/10

• Westport Innovations Sees a Promising Future for Long Haul Trucks, Joseph Lazzaro, Blogging Stocks
• Honda FCX Clarity Shows Fuel Cell Technology is Still Kicking, USA Today
• Holy New Year Greentech Funding!,  Katie Fehrenbacher, Earth2Tech
• Public Deserves an Apology, China Daily
• The Next Decade’s Top Sustainability Trends, Warren Karlenzig, WorldChanging
  

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1/06/10

• University Fleet Uses Biodiesel to Cut Emissions, Georgetown University
• Driving Up Demand, Erin Voegele, Ethanol Producer Magazine
• Think Accelerates Global Expansion with U.S. Electric Car Plant, James Murray, Business Green
• Freeing America From Its Addiction to Oil, Amory Lovins, CNN Opinion
• The World in 2020:  China, The U.S., The Global South, and The Planet, Michael Klare, Grist
• Avatar, Not Ed, Will Make the Case on Climate, Alice Thomson, Times Online

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1/05/10

• Trash to Gas:  Landfill Energy Projects Increasing, Jason Dearen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Ports Celebrate Clean Truck Program Anniversary, Kristopher Hanson, Press-Telegram
• Law Firms Updates on Recent Climate Change Developments, Metro Corporate Counsel
• Chrysler Brand Chief Makes Controversy, Alisa Priddle, Detroit News
• Peter De Lorenzo, The AutoExtremist
• Small Cars Will Lead the Demand, John LeBlanc, Toronto Star

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1/04/10

• EPA Launches Vehicle Emissions Simulator, Environmental Leader
• Connecticut Joins 10 Other States to Create New Fuel Options for Future, StamfordPlus.com
• Bad Year for Biofuel Ends on a Dour Note, Sean Murphy, Detroit News
• The Ethanol Decade, Cindy Zimmerman, Domestic Fuel
• The Year in Energy and Climate Policy, Green Inc.
• The Greatest Story Rarely Told, Andrew Revkin, New York Times

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