Aether glider
01-26-2009, 02:27 PM
President finalizes mileage standard increases and may leave the regulation of greenhouse gases from cars to states. (money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htm?postversion=2009012613)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Pesident_Barrack_Obama.jpgSteve Hargreaves - CNN Money - Jan. 26, 2009
35 miles a gallon for the whole fleet by 2020, We can do this sooner. -- Ed.
NEW YORK -- President Obama set his green plan into action Monday, potentially reversing several Bush-era decisions on global warming and fuel efficiency.
In his first major environmental acts as president, Obama directed his Environmental Protection Agency to review a California application to regulate greenhouse gases and told his Department of Transportation to begin implementing fuel efficiency standards passed last year but not implemented by the Bush administration.
He also pushed for passage of the $825 billion economic stimulus package in the House and Senate. Those bills include money for investments in renewable energy, conservation and a better electric grid.
"No single issue is as fundamental to our future as energy," Obama said at a White House news conference. "It is time for this moment of peril to be turned into one of progress."
California emissions: Under the Clean Air act, California has long sought to tighten its air quality standards.
To achieve those standards, California would likely require cars to emit fewer greenhouse gases. Currently the federal government does not regulate carbon dioxide emissions - the main culprit in greenhouse gases.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htm?postversion=2009012613
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Pesident_Barrack_Obama.jpgSteve Hargreaves - CNN Money - Jan. 26, 2009
35 miles a gallon for the whole fleet by 2020, We can do this sooner. -- Ed.
NEW YORK -- President Obama set his green plan into action Monday, potentially reversing several Bush-era decisions on global warming and fuel efficiency.
In his first major environmental acts as president, Obama directed his Environmental Protection Agency to review a California application to regulate greenhouse gases and told his Department of Transportation to begin implementing fuel efficiency standards passed last year but not implemented by the Bush administration.
He also pushed for passage of the $825 billion economic stimulus package in the House and Senate. Those bills include money for investments in renewable energy, conservation and a better electric grid.
"No single issue is as fundamental to our future as energy," Obama said at a White House news conference. "It is time for this moment of peril to be turned into one of progress."
California emissions: Under the Clean Air act, California has long sought to tighten its air quality standards.
To achieve those standards, California would likely require cars to emit fewer greenhouse gases. Currently the federal government does not regulate carbon dioxide emissions - the main culprit in greenhouse gases.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/news/economy/obama_energy/index.htm?postversion=2009012613