Chuck
01-27-2009, 11:02 PM
"President Obama has done more in one week to reduce oil dependence and fight global warming than President Bush did in eight years" (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874106,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-cnnpartner)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/NY_City_s_Holland_Tunnel_Traffic.jpgBryan Walsh - Time – Jan. 26, 2009
Yes, the auto industry is going thru hard times, but more the reason this policy should have happened years ago -- Ed.
President Barack Obama made the first big green move of his Administration by simply getting out of the way. Speaking from the White House, the President on Monday announced that he was directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider an application by California and 13 other states to set stricter limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks, opening the way for tighter fuel efficiency standards nationwide. Obama is also directing the Department of Transportation to issue guidelines that will ensure the U.S. auto fleet reaches an average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon (m.p.g.) by 2020 at the latest. Together the directives — the first official memorandums issued by the new President — signal Obama's willingness to take on America's disastrous auto sector, which is bleeding money even as it contributes heavily to climate change and the country's addiction to foreign oil. "The days of Washington dragging its heels are over," he said. "It will be the policy of my Administration to reverse our dependence on foreign oil while building a new energy economy that will create millions of jobs." (See the top 10 green ideas of 2008. (http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863706,00.html)).... http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874106,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-cnnpartner
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/NY_City_s_Holland_Tunnel_Traffic.jpgBryan Walsh - Time – Jan. 26, 2009
Yes, the auto industry is going thru hard times, but more the reason this policy should have happened years ago -- Ed.
President Barack Obama made the first big green move of his Administration by simply getting out of the way. Speaking from the White House, the President on Monday announced that he was directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider an application by California and 13 other states to set stricter limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks, opening the way for tighter fuel efficiency standards nationwide. Obama is also directing the Department of Transportation to issue guidelines that will ensure the U.S. auto fleet reaches an average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon (m.p.g.) by 2020 at the latest. Together the directives — the first official memorandums issued by the new President — signal Obama's willingness to take on America's disastrous auto sector, which is bleeding money even as it contributes heavily to climate change and the country's addiction to foreign oil. "The days of Washington dragging its heels are over," he said. "It will be the policy of my Administration to reverse our dependence on foreign oil while building a new energy economy that will create millions of jobs." (See the top 10 green ideas of 2008. (http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863706,00.html)).... http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874106,00.html?xid=rss-topstories-cnnpartner