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Florida school district receives hybrid school buses.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The School District of Manatee County in Bradenton, Fla., will become the first school district in the country to receive hybrid school buses through the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project. Manatee School District's two hybrid school buses are part of the 19 hybrid buses awarded...

Auto industry wants portions of emissions case kept secret.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... The automobile industry is seeking to restrict public and media access to portions of the first-in-the-nation trial on vehicle emissions standards, scheduled to begin this month in federal court in Vermont. At issue is a lawsuit by three Vermont auto dealerships and major industry...

UK environment minister wants emissions trading extended to road travel.(International Report)
March 12, 2007... UK Environment Secretary David Miliband is trying to persuade the EU to extend its emissions-trading scheme used for air travel to the roads, according to a report in the Epoch Times. If Milliband is successful, car-owners could be given a carbon allowance which they could extend by...

New study shows under-inflated tires decrease fuel efficiency.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 9, 2007... An estimated 93.5% of motorists in the EU are driving on under-inflated tires and causing an additional 18.4 million tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the environment, according to a recent analysis by Bridgestone Europe. Based on the data collected in 2006, Bridgestone also...

Carmakers meet in Geneva to discuss emissions targets.(International Report)
March 9, 2007... The heads of Europe's biggest car manufacturers met at the Geneva Motor Show this week to decide how to persuade the European Union to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions target it set for European car manufacturers. The EU wants car manufacturers to reduce overall carbon dioxide...