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2013 – The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040

Full Title: 2013 - The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 Author(s): ExxonMobil Publisher(s): ExxonMobil Publication Date: 1/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Updated each year, the Outlook analyzes the trends that will shape global energy...
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2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

Full Title: 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Author(s): Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation Publisher(s): Federal Register Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): EPA and...
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A Vehicle for Change PNGV: An Experiment in Government-Industry Cooperation

Full Title: A Vehicle for Change PNGV: An Experiment in Government-Industry Cooperation Author(s): David Trinkle Publisher(s): The RAND Corporation Publication Date: 12/2009 Language: English Length: 378 pages, PDF Full Text: –>ACCESS DOCUMENT<– Description: This research assesses the effectiveness...
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Administration Releases New Fuel Economy Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released new rules for a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard that will increase fuel economy to...
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Advanced Combustion Engine R&D: Goals, Strategies, and Top Accomplishments

Full Title: Advanced Combustion Engine R&D: Goals, Strategies, and Top Accomplishments Author(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy Publication Date: 3/2009 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Although internal combustion engines have been used for more than a...
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Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future

Full Title: Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future Author(s):  Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., Linda A. Capuano,  Daniel P. Poneman,  David B. Sandalow,  James W. Owens,  Deanne M. Short,  John S. Watson,  S. Shariq...
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Aligning Federal Policy with America’s Energy Priorities: A Blueprint

Last week Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, published a blueprint for energy policy, titled “Energy 20/20: A Vision for America’s...
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Alternative Transportation Fuels: Natural Gas Implications

Full Title: Alternative Transportation Fuels: Natural Gas Implications Author(s): BBI International Publisher(s): INGAA Publication Date: 11/2008 Length: 95 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): In December 2007, the U.S. Congress passed an updated Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) requiring 36 billion gallons...
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An Action Plan for Cars

Full Title: An Action Plan for Cars: The Policies Needed to Reduce U.S. Petroleum Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Author(s): J. Heywood, et al. Publisher(s):  Massachusetts Institute of Technology Publication Date: 12/2009 Identifier(s):  Library of Congress Control Number:...
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Analysts Predict High Oil Prices in 2012

Oil prices are expected to average between $100 and $120/barrel in 2012. “Economists say they expect prices to remain high despite the relative weaknesses of the American and European economies...
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Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector

Full Title: Automobiles on Steroids: Product Attribute Trade-Offs and Technological Progress in the Automobile Sector Author: Christopher R. Knittel Publisher(s): American Economic Review Publication Date: 12/2011 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): This paper estimates the technological progress that has occurred...
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Balancing the Benefits and Costs of Natural Gas

Modeling results in the MIT Future of Natural Gas Study released in June of last year suggested that the US could make major progress in the next two decades towards...
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Biofuels Issues and Trends

Full Title: Biofuels Issues and Trends Author(s): US Energy Information Administration Publisher(s): US Energy Information Administration Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Biofuels is a collective term for liquid fuels derived from renewable sources, including...
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CEOs & Military Leaders: End America’s Reliance on Oil

A new report from the Energy Security Leadership Council, a group including business leaders and retired military officials, warns that U.S. energy policy advocates are conflating “energy independence” with “energy...
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Certification Procedures for Advanced Technology Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Full Title: Certification Procedures for Advanced Technology Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Evaluating Test Methods and Opportunities for Global Alignment Author(s): Ben Sharpe and Dana Lowell Publisher(s): International Council on Clean Transportation Publication Date: 2/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Worldwide, commercial vehicles are...
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Climate Impact of Canada’s Oil Sands

A paper by researchers at the University of Alberta, Edmonton found that the impact of Canadian oil sands mining, and subsequent land restoration, on carbon release has been significantly underestimated....
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Climate Tech Book: Transportation Sector Overview

Full Title:  Climate Tech Book: Transportation Sector Overview Author(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publication Date: 3/2011 Language: English Length: 8 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt):...
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Commodities Trading and Gasoline Prices

On March 5th, 68 Congressional Democrats sent a letter to regulators at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging that the agency “immediately enact strong position limits to eliminate excessive...
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Congestion in America A Growing Challenge to U.S. Energy Security

Full Title: Congestion in America A Growing Challenge to U.S. Energy Security Author(s): Securing America's Future Energy Publisher(s): Securing America's Future Energy Publication Date: 1/2012 Language: English Length: 48 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The United States accounts for more than one-fifth...
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Cost-effectiveness of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery capacity and charging infrastructure investment for reducing US gasoline consumption

Full Title: Cost-effectiveness of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery capacity and charging infrastructure investment for reducing US gasoline consumption Author(s): Scott B. Peterson , Jeremy J. Michalek Publisher(s): Energy Policy Publication Date: 9/2012 Full...
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CRS: Limited Short-Term Options on Gas Prices

A recent Congressional Research Service report titled “Rising Gasoline Prices 2012” states that Congress has “limited short term options … to address gasoline prices.” The report identifies six short-run policy options...
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Delivering Jobs: The Economic Costs and Benefits of Improving the Fuel Economy of Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Full Title: Delivering Jobs: The Economic Costs and Benefits of Improving the Fuel Economy of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Author(s): D. Anair, J. Hall Publisher(s): Union of Concerned Scientists Publication Date: 5/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length:  21 pages, PDF Full...
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Developing U.S. “Tar Sands”

Eastern Utah may see tar sand production begin later this year. A private company, the Alberta-based U.S. Oil Sands, has invested $6 million since 2005 to test the oil sands...
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Discussion Catalyst: Alternative Methods of Propulsion

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Discussion Catalyst: Bio-Diesel

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