Laptop Battery Yesterday, the Sierra Club submitted comments in response to the Bush Administration's proposed changes to Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE) - the nation's most successful oil savings law.
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Thinkpad These proposed changes, issued through the Department of Transportation, would weaken existing fuel economy standards. The administration's new proposal will make it easier for auto companies to qualify gas-guzzling SUVs and other "light" trucks for weaker fuel economy standards. In addition to its official comments, the Sierra Club delivered 16,000 postcards calling on Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to raise CAFE standards to 40 miles per gallon within ten years. Taking this step would save more oil than the U.S. currently imports from the entire Persian Gulf or could ever take out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, combined.
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Microsoft "The Bush administration's proposal will cost consumers more at the pump, increase our oil dependence, and increase pollution," said Daniel Becker, Director of Sierra Club's Global Warming and Energy Program.. "It's time for the Bush administration to stop making it easier for irresponsible automakers to get around these necessary standards."
"He's coming out with this now, because the initiative is about to be introduced, " said Carl Zichella, Sierra Club regional staff director for California, Nevada and Hawaii. The Sierra Club has not yet endorsed the initiative, but is likely to do so, he said. Efforts like the governor's proposal may come too late, he said.
Laptop Computers The Bush Administration's proposed changes to Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE) would close a loophole that exempts 8500 pound to 10,000 pound trucks from CAFE standards. However, the proposal would create an incentive for automakers to add weight to their other trucks, qualifying them for weaker standards. The proposal would create more truck weight classes, with different fuel economy standards for each classification.
One of Senator Jeffords' most recent acts of environmental leadership is his effort to clean up America's air through the Clean Power Act. This bill reflects a good approach to reducing air pollution and is in sharp contrast to President Bush's inadequate "Clear Skies Initiative." President Bush's proposal is a risky scheme that won't help communities protect their families and the planet from asthma, acid rain, or global warming pollution. Instead, it will weaken the Clean Air Act.
Laptop Computer Currently, CAFE standards only address two automotive classes: cars and light trucks (SUVs, pickups and vans). The Bush administrations proposal would divide the light truck fleet into additional classes with different fuel economy standards for each class.
The oil and gas industries donated more than $32 million to candidates and political parties in the last election, and now the Congress and President Bush want to open the pristine and irreplaceable Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration. Last week, Senators rejected higher fuel economy standards for cars, SUVs and other light trucks, which would have saved millions of barrels of oil a day and reduced our dependence on oil. Senators who voted against raising fuel economy standards received an average of $18, 000 from the auto industry and those who supported raising the standards accepted an average of $5, 500 from the auto industry.
Desktop Computer Auto companies already add weight to trucks to place them over the current 8500 pound weight, which exempts them from CAFE standards. SUVs such as the Hummer, Suburban, Tahoe, and Excursion weigh 8600 pounds or more to utilize this loophole. By creating more truck weight classes, automaker will have new opportunities to fatten their vehicles to take advantage of weaker standards.
Notebooks "The Bush administration is proposing to manipulate the law to benefit auto and oil industry polluters," said Becker. "The loophole the Bush administration proposes to close may move us one step forward, but the one they propose to open for the auto industry will likely move us three steps back."
Lenovo There is a better way. Instead of weakening existing standards, the Bush Administration should be putting American innovation to work by requiring automakers to make all of their vehicles - from sedans, to SUVs, to pickup trucks - go farther on a gallon of gas. The technology exists today to make all new vehicles average 40 miles per gallon within ten years. Taking this step would save consumer's money at the gas pump, cut America's oil dependence, and curb global warming.
Hard Drive Copies of Sierra Club's submitted comments are available upon request.
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Gateway Sierra Club - 4/28/2004
Topic: Transportation
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