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 Stories About: Bluewater Network
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Sticker Shocking
The EPA has been misoverestimating the fuel economy of cars sold in the U.S., says enviro group |
Amanda Griscom |
02 Apr 2004 |
Muckraker |
| A whole lot of exaggerating going on. If you think the fuel economy of U.S. vehicles is dismal, well, you're right. Perhaps more right than you know. Official U.S. EPA statistics ascribe a pathetic average of 20.8 miles per gallon to the 2003 car fleet, about 6 percent lower than 15 years ago. The fleet averaged 22.1 mpg in 1987, before Americans got h ... |
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| Topics: Bluewater Network, energy, fuel efficiency, Muckraker, placemaking, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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No Mobiles
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04 Dec 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| No Mobiles Environmentalists took the National Park Service to court yesterday over ongoing delays in implementing a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. In 2000, the agency approved a plan that would have limited the number of snowmobiles in the parks to under 500 by this winter and mandated that drivers be accompanied by park guides. But the agency ... |
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| Topics: Bluewater Network, National Park Service, national parks, outdoor recreation (all these topics) |
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