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W.House: not proposing relaxing fuel efficiency
The White House on Saturday said it was not proposing relaxing fuel efficiency requirements as part of efforts to speed up government loans to the ailing auto industry. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said media reports saying that was a White House proposal were “false.”

Energy at a Tipping Point Part 1: A Conversation with Worldwatch's Chris Flavin
Last week I attended a discussion entitled After the Election: Where is Cleantech Headed Now? hosted by TiE(The Indus Entrepreneurs) at their Silicon Valley headquarters. The event was moderated by Andrew Chung ofLightspeed Venture Partners with presentations by Chris Flavin of Worldwatch Institute and Dr. Dick Swanson, founder of SunPower.

Dow CEO calls for comprehensive U.S. energy policy
Dow Chemical Co has called on the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to implement a comprehensive national energy policy. “I will guarantee you that I am not going to drop my voice one iota until we get an energy policy in this country that makes sense,” Chief Executive Andrew Liveris told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

As ethanol shipments grow, safety remains a concern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surging U.S. ethanol production may force the industry to step up transport safety measures in the face of growing concern that communities are ill-prepared to deal with the volatile, flammable liquid.

Will Detroit's cash crisis kill the electric car?
Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car — again? Stung by an association with gas-guzzling SUVs and pushed to the brink of failure by plunging sales, U.S. automakers have been touting efforts to roll out more fuel-efficient small cars, gas-saving technology and gas-free electric vehicles.

EU’s ideas for energy looking tired
Brussels, Belgium: A coherent plan to reduce energy consumption was conspicuous by its absence from the European Union’s latest attempt to deal with the energy and climate crisis. The European Commission today released an “Energy security and solidarity action plan”�, which addresses some of the gaps in the present EU climate and energy policy.

Key African countries 'not keeping health research promises'
[BAMAKO] Several key African countries have done “very little” to invest in health research since pledging to do so at a world meeting of health and science ministers in Mexico four years ago, say critics. But others — including Tanzania, Rwanda and Mali — have made significant progress in investing in their health research.