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Demand for Diesel Fuel: Perspectives on Prices and Supply for Diesel Fuel

Recent price trends and refinery announcements show the growing value of diesel fuel as a key source of energy around the world. This increasing demand for diesel fuel worldwide has impacted fuel consumers in the U.S., through recent increases in diesel fuel prices have been outpacing increases in gasoline prices.

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Diesel Technology Keeps Public Transportation Clean as Ridership Grows, Diesel Technology Forum Highlights Advances in Curbing Pollution

Americans are driving less and using mass transit more, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the buses they’re riding are using much cleaner fuels and technologies than ever before. The Transportation Department reported this week that 11 percent more people took mass transit in July than in July 2007.

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Congressional Testimony: Clean Diesel Record of Continuous Improvement Heard by U.S. Senate Committee

Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum, testified before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works committee on Sept. 24. He addressed the continuous improvement of diesel engines and fuels, through meeting new engine emissions standards and innovative and collaborative approaches on reducing emissions from existing engines and equipment, including partnerships with other stakeholders.

As Clean Air Act regulations tightened over the last eight years, engine manufacturers, fuel refiners and other industry stakeholders met the challenge of transforming technology and fuels to clean diesel.

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