Electric cars gain ground as film boosts demand
Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill residents embrace plug-in vehicles amid the release of Who Killed the Electric Car? Enthusiasts hand out flyers at theaters, convert old gas cars, and plan home solar power to fuel daily driving. The documentary links GM EV1’s demise to industry and government factors, while advocates push plug-in hybrids for mass production.
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Scott Cornell
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California
America
Paine
San Francisco
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Energy and the Environment
Sam Haswell
Rainforest Action Network
The
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Electric Auto Association
Will Beckett
Santa Cruz
Beckett
Governors urge ethanol push amid growth and goals
Kansas and Missouri governors praised ethanol gains at the ACA convention while urging continued expansion. Blunt backs 10 percent ethanol in Missouri by 2008 and Sebelius aims for 25 percent of fuel by 2025, from a 3 percent baseline. The industry, producing 4.8 billion gallons yearly, seeks new markets, higher ethanol blends, and more pumps as federal targets loom.
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Kansas
Missouri
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Kathleen Sebelius
American Coalition For Ethanol
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Middle West
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Sebelius
Governors’ Ethanol Coalition
U.S
Bush
Coalition
South Dakota
Tom Daschle
Blunt warns low Missouri wage hike could hurt economy and recruitment
Gov. Matt Blunt contends a November ballot proposal to raise Missouri's minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.50 could slow job growth and deter business investment. He notes the measure would index to inflation, with a campaign focusing on job climate improvements while opponents argue higher wages boost the economy. Supporters cite neighboring states with higher wages and existing peer states adopting similar steps.
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Jefferson City
Matt Blunt
Missouri
Associated Press
Springfield
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Congress
Sara Howard
District of Columbia
Howard
Illinois
Arkansas
Feds say large media groups listed as small businesses
The government counted major media firms including The Associated Press The New York Times Co USA Today International Bloomberg L P and PBS as small businesses for contracts inflating aid claims. AP said five small business contracts totaling 31800 were mislisted and no such status was requested. The Times noted two contracts totaling 10875 also listed as small business.
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Public Broadcasting Service
ExxonMobil
Microsoft Corp
White House
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Secretary of Transportation
Wagner
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Times
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General Services Administration
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