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  • July 2008

    • Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 15, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      “Misunderstood, mocked and maligned” though he was, Jimmy Carter was exactly right about our energy problems and their solutions, Joseph Wheelan writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Way back in 1979, "Carter outlined a program for achieving energy independence." In 2008, "It turns out that Carter was right after all." More »

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      Jimmy Carter  • energy dependence  • alternative fuels  • fuel economy standards

  • April 2008

    • Cars Must Get 35.7mpg by 2015

      newser  |  CNNMoney  |  Apr 22, 08 9:03 PM CDT

      Cars Must Get 35.7mpg by 2015

      Cars will have to get 35.7 miles per gallon by 2015, and trucks will have to get 28.6 under new standards issued by the federal government today. That means a combined average of 31.6mpg, an increase of 25% from current standards, CNN reports. The feds require automakers to meet a combined 35mpg by 2020 under last year's energy bill, and today's standards are a step toward that goal. More »

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      car  • gas  • Environmental Protection Agency  • fuel economy  • fuel economy standards  • mpg

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • EPA Chief Ignored Staff on Calif. Ruling

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 21, 07 1:58 PM CST

      EPA Chief Ignored Staff on Calif. Ruling

      The EPA chief—under heavy pressure from the auto industry—rejected his own staff's advice in denying California’s request to set its own fuel economy standards, the Los Angeles Times reports. Stephen Johnson told the state that it’s request was unnecessary in the wake of the new energy bill and didn’t meet legal standards. But sources say his staff reached the opposite conclusion and was overruled. More »

    • The Last Muscle Car?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 6:35 PM CST

      The Last Muscle Car?

      GM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards, could make such models obsolete, the AP reports. More »

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      General Motors  • Detroit  • energy bill  • fuel economy standards  • Detroit Auto Show

    • Senate OKs New Fuel Standards

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 7:05 PM CST

      Senate OKs New Fuel Standards

      A bill that will require better fuel mileage for automobiles passed the Senate today after majority Democrats dropped billions in taxes on oil companies, the AP reports. The bill, which Republicans said won't be vetoed if, as expected, it passes the House next week, would force cars, light trucks, and SUVs to get an average of 35 mpg by 2020. More »

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      greenhouse gases  • ethanol  • fuel economy standards

    • House Boosts Fuel Economy Standards

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 6, 07 7:57 PM CST

      House Boosts Fuel Economy Standards

      The House today approved a wide-ranging energy bill that calls for better fuel economy in US vehicles, the first such measure in more than 30 years. The bill, which has the grudging support of automakers, mandates a 40% improvement for most vehicles to an average of 35 mpg by 2020. The fuel standard is expected to survive as the bill winds through the Senate, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      House of Representatives  • energy bill  • fuel economy standards

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