Fuel Economy

Recommended Reading
 
  • Fuel Economy Progress. Bangor Daily News. September 28, 2010
  • Extreme Heat Bleaches Coral, and Threat Is Seen. The New York Times.
What do you want to hear from President Obama during his address to the nation on Tuesday?

Arena

June 14, 2010

…As we said in Bloomberg/Businessweek, the Gulf spill is an environmental disaster that will happen again until we cut our addiction to oil. How do we wean ourselves? We toughen our fuel-economy and emissions standards so that automakers move beyond cars that depend on oil….

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Obama seeks fuel efficiency standards for large trucks

detnews.com

May 22, 2010

By David Shephardson

Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, said "a tough new rule" is needed "that breaks our addiction to oil." He expects tough negotiations between automakers and California….

Global Warming: Challenges, Opportunities and a Message of ‘Be Prepared’

 

March 3, 2010

Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, said that the Supreme Court ruling gave President Obama a mandate to curtail global warming, even in the absence of legislation from Congress. “He can act with a stroke of his pen,” Becker said. “He can issue executive orders right now, without waiting for Congress.”

OMB questions fuel-economy benefits

 washingtonpost.com

March 19, 2010

By Juliet Eilperin