Here is another Loven piece that might benefit her husband's line of work tremendously...
September 8, 2000, Friday, BC cycle
SECTION: Business News; Washington Dateline
LENGTH: 762 words
HEADLINE: Senate panel approves MTBE ban, but resolution this year unlikely
BYLINE: By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
...The EPA is seeking to outlaw MTBE. But the regulatory process could take three years, prompting Congress to step in.
The heated debate over a clean-fuel replacement for MTBE has resulted in a proliferation of bills on Capitol Hill. No bills have made it out of committee in the House.
Smith's bill would allow states to lift the oxygenate requirement. In its place, he proposes a new mandate that the amount of all fuel sold in the country coming from renewable sources nearly triple over the next 10 years to 1.5 percent. Corn-based ethanol or biomass-based fuels would qualify, but refiners could also get credits from the sale of clean vehicles powered by electricity, natural gas or fuel cells.
The legislation would cap the amount of toxic aromatic compounds, such as benzene and xylene, allowed in gasoline and safeguard against a drop in air or water quality.
The bill largely mirrors the Clinton administration's favored approach and EPA chief Carol Browner applauded the committee's product. "Action by Congress clearly is the best and fastest way to address this threat," Browner said.
Ethanol appears in the best position to meet all the requirements, and industry boosters were thus delighted. "It's huge," said Eric Vaughn, president of the Renewable Fuels Association. "One of the committees least positive toward ethanol made it clear they want to triple the size of the ethanol industry..."
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Here is a client list from Green Strategies, Inc. website. I guess somebody should see if Jennifer Loven is using the AP to boost their visibility...
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http://www.greenstrategies.com/clients/clients.html
Some of our past and current clients include:
The Alliance to Save Energy
Arctic Resources Inc.
Arid Technologies
Blacklight Power Inc.
The CEO Coalition to Advance Sustainable Technology
ChevronTexaco
ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures
The Coca Cola Company
The Conference Board
Citizens International
Energy Conversion Devices
The Energy Foundation
The Environmental Protection Agency
The IGCC Coalition
Ethanol de Costa Rica
Lighting Controls, Inc.
Methanex
The National Wildlife Federation
Northern Power Systems
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Puradyn Filter Technologies
SAIC
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Patnership
The United Nations Foundation