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 Stories About: Barack Obama AND cars AND energy AND ethanol AND fuel efficiency AND green living AND politics
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CAFE news; Obama's speech
The logjam is breaking |
David Roberts |
07 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| It appears that after a long period of haggling -- involving the bizarre tableau of Republican Ted Stevens pushing for tougher regulations -- the Senate Commerce Committee is ready to cough up a bill that would raise CAFE standards to 35mpg by 2019 (35mpg across the fleet, including light trucks). The committee is expected to vote through the proposal tomorrow; that would lead to the first floor vote on CAFE since 2002, and if passed, the first fuel-economy boost in ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, cars, energy, ethanol, fuel efficiency, green living, politics (all these topics) |
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