Alternative Energy Daily News - April 2, 2007

• US Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe (both R-ME) have introduced a measure that would require automakers to reduce new vehicle greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 2002 levels by 2016. This would nationalize California’s motor vehicle greenhouse gas reduction standard.

• Legislative proposals to mandate that North Carolina utilities use solar and other renewable-energy sources could help Charlotte keep a local company developing a new process for manufacturing solar cells.

• Volkswagon said it intends to become the most environmentally friendly automaker in China.

• More than 3/4 of Canadians believe the country’s environmental regulations are too weak, while nearly 60% of the population would favor a new green tax on consumer and industrial products to crack down on pollution.

• The nation’s ethanol producers hope to tie their product to the growing popularity of auto racing, one of many tactics the industry plans to employ in its initial attempts to advertise ethanol directly to consumers.