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..das gibt Wind.., Senate passes pro-renewables energy bill By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 14 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Democrats celebrated a step toward reducing U.S. dependence on oil as the Senate approved a bill calling for more ethanol and the first boost in gas mileage in decades. ADVERTISEMENT Now the House plans to follow suit, perhaps as early as next week. The Senate late Thursday voted 65-27 to pass the first energy bill since Democrats took control of Congress in January. But it was far from a complete victory. Resistance to the new auto fuel economy standards threatened passage until the final hours. Democratic leaders held off a vote until shortly before midnight as senators were called back to the Capitol to assure the votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster by opponents of the tougher fuel regulations. The bill finally passed even as Republican senators grumbled that it did virtually nothing to increase production of tra [mehr]

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Americas Wind beobachten