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Alternative Fuel Use is
Increasing in the State
WLBT-TV
- Jackson,MS,USA
With the price of oil and gas soaring, Ethanol blended fuel is becoming
more popular here in the magnolia state. At least 43 fuel distributors
across ...
State unveils new electric
maintenance truck
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
He praised the Department of Administration for buying the vehicle for
its General Services Division employees to use for maintenance work.
State officials ...
Nebraska putting state money
in ethanol
Forbes - NY,USA
Thirty percent of the 1550 vehicles in the Department of Roads' fleet
are flex fuel. But last year, just 7000 gallons of the 800000 gallons
of gas bought by ...
Missouri troopers add
motorcycles
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
The Illinois State Police was formed in 1922 as an all-motorcycle unit
before cars were added in 1925. In Missouri, a third of the highway
patrol fleet was ...
State fuel budget short
KMEG 14 - Sioux City,IA,USA
Vehicles in the state fleet, including the Transportation Department
and Highway Patrol, travel 143000 miles on average every day of the
year.
State employees drive up
vehicle costs
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
By MIKE SACCONE A steep rise in the state’s vehicle costs has left
state lawmakers questioning whether state employees are appropriately
cutting back on ...
Order to foster telecommuting
and flex schedules for state workers
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
State agencies will adopt a written policy that defines specific
criteria and procedures by Sept. 1. The order also calls for changes to
state vehicle usage ...
State consolidates offices in
Tumwater
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... employees and programs into one area, making things such as vehicle
fleets, energy use and program coordination more efficient, state
officials say. ...
Calif. orders 'green' labels
for new cars
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
All new vehicles sold in the Golden State must display them by Jan. 1.
"This label will arm consumers with the information they need to
choose a vehicle ...
Hybrid fleet supplier wins
order from Pennsylvania
MLive.com - MI,USA
by Sven Gustafson | Oakland Business Review Commercial fleet
hybridization supplier Azure Dynamics Corp. said Monday it has received
an order from the state ...
State’s Union seeks to work
at home
TMCnet - USA
"It would be more beneficial to the state if I did that. I waste a
lot of time going to Hartford to get the state vehicle," Seresin
said, adding that the ...
Editorial: State says, 'What, me worry?' to high
gas prices
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
California runs a fleet of 50000 state-owned vehicles, but as The Bee's
Aurelio Rojas reported Saturday, the state has no system for tracking
fuel purchases ...
Oregon State sends solar car to race
KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA
They are hoping to race the 600-pound vehicle from Texas to Canada
starting this month. The car is powered by a 210-volt solar array that
makes up the ...
District considers delving
into diesel futures market
Shawnee Dispatch - Shawnee,KS,USA
Operations director Jack Deyoe Monday night presented information to
the board on Constellation New Energy’s fuel hedging program, which he
said would allow ...
State troopers add 22 new
cars
The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville,AL,USA
Christopher Murphy, director of the state Department of Public Safety,
said Wednesday he has reinforced the trooper patrol fleet with 22 new
marked and ...
Two-wheeled patrol takes to
Missouri highways
Carthage Press - Carthage,MO,USA
In May of this year, the patrol reestablished the motorcycle in its
fleet with seven bikes patrolling across the state in this pilot
program. ...
Bill aims to make state save
on gas costs in its vehicles
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
The Department of Administration, which buys the bulk of the state
fleet, is open to new rules but already factors fuel efficiency into
its purchases, ...
NC House wants fuel-efficient
state fleet
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Raleigh – As some drivers confront $4-a-gallon fuel by trading in their
gas guzzlers, the NC House wants the state to lead the way. The state
would have to ...
July 3, 2008, at the NC
General Assembly
BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville,NC,USA
H2720, to require the state motor fleet to purchase new vehicles that
are ranked in the top 15 percent of its class for fuel economy.
Approved 62-46. ...
SC governor OKs $19M bill for bus fuel
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
Legislators put only about $28 million into Education Department's
basic budget to fuel and maintain the nation's only state-run bus
fleet. ...
To save fuel, a return to 55
mph -- or a four-day workweek?
Boston Globe - United States
In Haverhill, Mayor James J. Fiorentini recently ordered a 15 percent
cutback to his city's fleet of 60 take-home vehicles. Malden, Peabody,
Revere ...
DNR is dealt a setback to its
mission of conservation
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
... expanding fleet of 300 "flex-fuel" vehicles is
undercutting the agency's mission to conserve wildlife habitat and
clean up the state's lakes and rivers, ...
New Technologies to Boost
Fuel Economy
BusinessWeek - USA
In a test lab, the company has gotten 220 hp and about 45 mpg, and all
for less than $1000 a vehicle. The company believes that even by the
middle of the ...
House panel to discuss smoking ban for state fleet
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Wake County Republican wants to change the bill to allow smoking in
older vehicles that are used by only one state employee.
State Police patrolling less because of fuel cost
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
AP The police agency announced that beginning July 4 and continuing
through Labor Day, its troopers will be patrolling less to reduce the
amount of gasoline ...
No one tracks state's fuel bill
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
31, 2009, the law will require the Department of General Services to
compile total annual miles traveled by vehicles in the state fleet. ...
What our public officials
drive
Gazette Online - Solon,IA,USA
Most other state government officials don't get to choose the vehicle
they drive when taxpayers are footing the bill. The state maintains a
fleet of ...
Preview: 2009 Chrysler models
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Using a pair of wideband radar sensors concealed in the rear quarter
panels, this system will detect a vehicle that's lurking off your
minivan's stern and ...
State agencies’ fleets try to conserve gas
2TheAdvocate - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
The department uses a fleet of more than 900 vehicles to inspect and
regulate the state’s agriculture business, including monitoring food
production and ...
Vehicle fleets magnify gas
crunch
Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati,OH,USA
In the past two years, the Ohio State Highway Patrol has equipped
patrol cars with GPS navigation systems, allowing them to save gas by
using the best route ...
State, local governments
feeling their constituents' fiscal pains
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
It's also converting its fleet of public vehicles, buying 118 Crown
Victorias that run on an ethanol-gasoline blend for its police
department, ....
O'Malley, MD. police
officials to unveil new armored vehicle
Baltimore Sun - United States
Martin O'Malley and state police officials today are to unveil a new
armored vehicle used by tactical officers and to discuss recent crimes
that have been ...
State cars and turkeys have a bit in common
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
The problems with corn-based ethanol are obvious where Moroni Feed Co.
meets Tony Divino Honda: at the state Capitol. Chambers, the state's
fleet manager, ...
Nation needs relief from
ethanol fiasco
Press-Register - al.com - Mobile,AL,USA
But the congressman should have gone further and called the politically
correct alternative fuel what it really is: a huge waste of the
taxpayers' money. ...
Big oil must invest in future
Daily Mississippian - Oxford,MS,USA
They streamline their business model and maximize profit by ignoring
alternative fuels; while that's great for Exxon, it isn't the responsible
thing for the ...
Steelman backs repeal of
Missouri ethanol mandate
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... prices of everything from fuel to feed for livestock, we cannot
turn the clock back on our commitment to alternative sources of
energy," Nixon said. ...
Sugar cane sweet for Alabama?
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
Even though the pain of high fuel prices is not going to be relieved by
alternative fuels anytime soon, there still is every reason for Alabama
to be ...
OMB increases pressure to use alternative fuels
Federal Times - USA
This year, agencies obtained waivers for 60 percent of the government’s
122000 alternative fuel vehicles. In nearly all cases, the waivers were
given ...
Miles to go for alternative fuel
Federal Times - USA
By TIM KAUFFMAN The government has more than 122000 vehicles capable of
running on fuels other than gasoline, but it’s putting alternative fuel
in less than ...
Are feds using less gas? Who knows?
Federal Times - USA
Agencies now must purchase alternative fuel vehicles, use alternative
fuels in those vehicles and report to Congress on their progress. ...
Hands-free phone law goes into effect today
Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA
Both laws, which are state Vehicle Code sections 23123 and 23124, went
into effect at 12:01 am this morning. Under section 23123, all drivers
are prohibited ...
Editorial: Silicon Valley should be Detroit of
electric cars
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Schwarzenegger, who once commanded a fleet of Hummers, has ordered one.
Starting in 2010, the new Bay Area plant will turn out $60000 sedans
powered by ...
State air board releases draft
plan to reduce greenhouse gases
Bizjournals.com
- Charlotte,NC,USA
Credits would be issued for vehicle emissions reductions, building and
appliance energy efficiency improvements, low-carbon fuels and
renewable energy ...
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