No, the fight for 35 mpg CAFE standards has not been won yet. The House of Representatives has pushed discussion back and that support for the higher mileage law is not clear now. US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman mentioned today that Bush likely would veto an energy bill because of the mpg requirement. He also criticized the passed-by-Senate bill for providing penalties for oil companies that commit price gouging.
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6/27/07
Bush can bring out the Veto Pen to Strike 35 mpg
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Excellent point -- this one's not over by a long shot. The Sierra Club's doing some good organizing around this.
They also have a very cool MPG Calculator http://www.sierraclub.org/mpg/ that figures out how much current fuel-saving technology could save you – and the environment – based on the year and make of your car and the average cost of a gallon of gas in your area.
Check it out.
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