Obama Pushes Stronger Fuel-efficiency Standard

[bananas]

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Obama pushing stronger fuel-efficiency standard

By BEN FELLER – 4 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama ordered the government Monday to re-examine whether California and other states should be allowed to have tougher auto emission standards, a clean break from Bush administration policy.

Jumping into the seemingly never-ending national energy debate, Obama also directed his administration to get moving on new fuel-efficiency guidelines for the auto industry in time to cover 2011 model-year cars.

"For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change," Obama said in his first formal event in the ornate East Room of the White House.

"It will be the policy of my administration," he said, "to reverse our dependence on foreign oil while building a new energy economy that will create millions of jobs."

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[pleah]

1. He is only going to raise the the fuel standard to 35mpg by 2020.

THAT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. We have had the technology for years to make cars and trucks do a minimum of 40 mpg. Robert Kennedy,Jr. Has been talking about this for years.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3707014

[Turborama]

7. I totally agree!

More posts about this in my journal...

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Turborama

K&R

[AlbertCat]

2. If we'd all been doing what Carter told us to do....

On YouTube some fool wrote:

"5 exec orders in 3 days. This guy's a fucking dictator."

I just replied:

"How else can he overcome 8 millon signing statements? Who's the dictator?"

[Jersey Ginny]

3. Music to my ears. Finally some leadership in Washington regarding this critical issue.

Great start!!!!

[quidam56]

4. THE COAL INDUSTRY WANTS TO MAKE FUEL OUT OF COAL !

Appalachia can't stand anymore of The Bush Legacy of progress and prosperity. http://www.wisecountyissues.com Hannity's America sure isn't My America !

[pansypoo53219]

5. OMG!

we have a president again.

[cooolandrew]

6. Loved the line "we won't deny fact we'll be guided by them." A pure class zinger.