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Car Initiative
Stand up for your rights
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Posted September 26 2010 07:21 PM by Steve Baur
The SAN is a partnership between enthusiasts, vehicle clubs, and members of the specialty automotive parts industry in the United States and Canada who have joined forces to promote hobby-friendly legislation and oppose...
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Noisy Neighbors
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Posted September 25 2010 07:20 PM by Steve Baur
Noise ordinances seem to be a very subjective matter when it comes to enforcement, and states with poorly drafted and/or ineffective state laws and regulations frequently cite the manufacturer's specifications or a factory...
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Paint, VOCs
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Posted September 24 2010 07:19 PM by Steve Baur
Whether you know it or not, federal and state regulators have imposed limits on VOC emissions, of which a number of products, from paint to engine degreasers and windshield washer fluids, have been reformulated to reduce...
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Fuelish Pleasures
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Posted September 23 2010 07:18 PM by Steve Baur
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently allows gasoline to include up to 10 percent ethanol (E-10), a fuel additive made from corn or other biomass sources. The ethanol industry wants the EPA to increase...
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The New Green-Tires
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Posted September 22 2010 07:16 PM by Steve Baur
It's very common knowledge these days that underinflated tires can have a detrimental effect on fuel mileage. A motorist can easily lose 3 or 4 percent in gas mileage when tires are under-inflated, and probably more...
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Emissions Regulations
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Posted September 21 2010 07:14 PM by Steve Baur
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards strive to achieve reduced greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction in the amount of fuel new vehicles burn. Manufacturers are given a fuel economy rating (measured in...
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Zoning Laws
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Posted September 20 2010 07:12 PM by Steve Baur
That project car or truck you've stashed behind your house until the new crate engine arrives, or the cherished collectible you've hung onto since high school to pass down to your kids could very easily be towed right out...
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Scrap the Scrappage
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Posted September 18 2010 07:08 PM by Steve Baur
In recent years, state and federal officials have attempted to implement emissions reduction programs that target older vehicles. Most scrappage programs allow "smokestack" industries to avoid reducing their own emissions...
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Governor signs SEMA-model legislation into law
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Posted September 8 2010 06:08 PM by Steve Baur
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a version of SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle registration classification for street rods, custom vehicles, replicas and specially constructed vehicles.
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