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Obama Administration Should Strengthen Fuel Economy Standards

January 7, 2009

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
energyefficiency, fueleconomy, fueleconomystandards, gasprices, globalwarming, NHTSA, obama, oil, oildependence, oilsavings, policy, security, vehicles

Today, the Bush Administration announced that it will not issue final fuel economy standards for automobiles, leaving approval to President-elect Obama's administration. This gives the Obama administration an opportunity to move quickly under the nation's clean air and energy laws...continued

As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Administration should stop dragging its feet on fuel economy standards

July 1, 2008

Posted by Luke Tonachel in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
fueleconomy, gasprices, NHTSA, simplesteps

As millions of Americans prepare to travel for the 4th of July holiday and as millions more stay home because they can’t afford skyrocketing gas prices, the Bush Administration is dragging its feet on increasing fuel economy standards while consumers pay...continued