Plan Offered To Overhaul Fuel Rules For Vehicles

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A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows what the Bush administration is considering to help change fuel economy standards. There may be more specific categories for light trucks dependent on weight and size classes. The report also suggests that SUVs weighing over 6,000 lbs. would be regulated for the first time. The administration is hesitant to predict that changes in fuel efficiency regulations will reduce fuel consumption.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Reports, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Bush, George W., United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Energy consumption, Corporate average fuel economy

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Katrina's Shock to the System

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Due to Hurricane Katrina, petroleum refineries along the Gulf Coast have shut down production. Gasoline prices in the United States went up 50 percent overnight.

Production data, Plant shutdown, Production management, Gulf of Mexico, International aspects, Petroleum refineries, Gulf Coast (United States), Facility closures, Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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The New Prize: Alternative Fuels

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Biofuels are becoming more attractive to consumers because of the current high gas prices.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Environmental aspects, Automobile industry, Biomass energy

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