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Obama and EPA propose clean gasoline rules that could raise fuel costs
TransportThe Obama administration will propose new gasoline rules today to help curb air pollution from cars, a move backed by automakers and environmentalists though opposed by oil producers who say it will increase fuel prices. The draft regulation would cut the amount of sulfur in gasoline by two-thirds, to 10 parts per million from 30, [...]
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Indian airlines struggle to cut fuel costs at home and abroad
TransportIndian airlines including SpiceJet Ltd. and IndiGo may be allowed to store imported jet fuel at state-owned refiners’ facilities as the government works to ease rules to help carriers pare their biggest cost. The petroleum ministry agreed to allow airlines to use refiners’ infrastructure at airports when they import the fuel, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh [...]
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Survey: Fiscal cliff and gridlock are not of great concern to travel managers
TransportWhen it comes to travel concerns about 2013, the people who run large corporate travel programs are much more concerned about the cost of fuel than political shenanigans over tax increases and spending cuts in Washington, D.C. In a survey of nearly 100 travel managers in North America and Europe, AirPlus International found that the [...]
