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    USDA: Advanced biofuel payouts will create jobs, jobs and even more jobs     1317409020

    Let's create jobs while concurrently expanding the U.S. output of advanced biofuels, says Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Just days ago, the USDA announced that its will fork over some money to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states to support the expansion of advanced ...

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    Report: A lack of public transit means you're less likely to have a job     1316545560

    Does no access to public transit mean no jobs? That's the argument that Adie Tomer makes in a report compiled for the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. While the situation is not exactly cut-and-dry, Tomer says 42 percent of suburban residents without vehicles don't have ...

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    White House says job growth will come from higher mpg standards     1313189700

    Yesterday, President Obama visited the Johnson Controls advanced battery manufacturing plant in Holland, MI (pictured) and talked about how cleaner cars will add jobs to the American economy. The White House blog chimed in, saying that there is a direct connection between the new fuel efficiency ...

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    11,000 fewer jobs, two new hybrids at Chrysler     1193939340

    Up to 11,000 more jobs will be cut at Chrysler, the company announced today. That's the headline that's everywhere, and deservedly so. The subhead is that four products will be discontinued and "two all-new products and two hybrid models" will be added. The vehicles that are disappearing include ...

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    GM has plenty of choices for hybrid/EV engineers     1178476260

    A few weeks back we told you that General Motors had put out a casting call for engineers and technicians to work on their advanced powertrain systems. People heard the call and turned out in droves. GM is looking for 400 staff to help make vehicles like the Volt and Sequel a reality in the coming ...

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    Do you want to work on advanced powertrains? GM wants you!     1176474540

    General Motors is ramping up work on advanced powertrains like fuel cells, diesel engines and hybrid systems as well as OnStar telematics systems and information technology. They are looking for up to 400 specialized technicians and engineers to work on these programs. During the battery briefing ...

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    Australian car buyers down-sizing in the light of rising fuel prices     1174948080

    In the year 2000, as the IT world scrambled to fix computer problems and people bid farewell to the '90s, Ford and GM Holden - with their Falcon and Commodore, respectively - stood supreme as the dominant forces of the dominant large car market in Australia. Just seven years on and that market has ...

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