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Group sues Obama administration over weak MPG standards

When the next step in the road to 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE standards was announced recently, those in the know made clear that the Obama administration upcoming goal of 27.3 mpg by 2011 would not be hard for automakers to meet. In fact, the 2007 average was already 31.3, so the 2011 goal would not require any change in product lineup (more difficult changes are scheduled to come into effect down the line). The 2011 standards were so light, in fact, that the Center for Biological Diversity took the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and ... Read more →

Surprise! Bush administration passes on setting CAFE standards Jeremy Korzeniewski

With a brief, three-sentence statement, the Bush Administration has done what we've been expecting for quite some time: pawn off future CAFE decisions to the next administration. So, Obama and his ...

Pelosi commends Bush on 31.6 mpg by 2015 step Sebastian Blanco

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been involved with the ins and outs of the CAFE standards for a long while. This week, following the NHTSA's call for a 31.6 mpg average (35.7 for cars and ...

National Biodiesel Board sees the cleaner side of Bush's GHG plan Sebastian Blanco

The President has at least one fan of his vague call last week to halt to greenhouse gas emissions growth in the U.S. by 2025. Kind of. While Oxfam America said Bush was "ignoring reality" with the ...

Oxfam America: Bush is "ignoring reality" with climate initiative Sebastian Blanco

President Bush's call for climate the other day hasn't been very widely lauded. Oxfam America has issued one of the stronger criticisms, saying the plan "ignores reality." Echoing Sen. Barbara Boxer's ...

Bush sorta unveils new greenhouse gas plan, critics say it's "worse than doing nothing" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images Now we know a bit more about the White House's U-Turn on global warming. President Bush made a speech in the Rose Garden today calling for a stop to greenhouse gas emissions growth in the U.S. by 2025. As NPR phrased it, that's when babies born this year will be ...

U-turn ahead: White House preparing global warming initiative 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

U-turn. Waking up. Flip flop. Call it what you want (the Washington Times, headed by the very strange Sun Myung Moon, called it "changing course"), but the White House might be getting ready to call on Congress to pass a bill that deals with global warming. According to the Mooney Times (the only ...

It's Friday: Daily Show explains why gas prices are so high 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On a recent episode of the Daily Show, the spike and price of a barrel of oil was explained (see videos below the fold). The comedy news show's explanation includes $15 of the $104 for a barrel of oil going towards trying to convince the public that the oil companies are not raping the environment. ...

President Bush describes the beginning of a "new era" of green transportation equal to the Model-T 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

President Bush gave a great speech (see video below the fold) at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference yesterday. Bush started the speech by joking about the length of the conference's name and his large motorcade. He quickly became serious, however, saying we have to "get off ...

Bush thinks ethanol is increasing price of corn 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although some have argued, even recently, that the drive to convert large amounts of farming acreage to ethanol production has had no effect on the prices people pay for food, that is not the memo our prez has received. I guess someone in Washington noticed the price of corn has shot up 250 percent ...

White House: President Bush wasn't joking, no one told him about $4/gal gas predictions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Two days ago, we told you President Bush said he was unaware some analysts were predicting $4 for a gallon of gas in the U.S.. The day before Bush made those remarks, White House press secretary Dana Perino was actually asked about gas prices and she said "we're mindful of it." Yesterday, when ...

Video: President Bush says continue investing in advanced battery, renewable fuels in his last SOTU 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last night, in his last State of the Union address, President George Bush said "let us continue investing in advanced battery technology and renewable fuels to power the cars and trucks of the future." You can see for yourself in the video above. We will have more on this later but from what he ...

Bush pulling support for EPA head? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Bush is trying to avoid the massive sh*t storm building around the EPA head's decision to deny the California waiver. Check out this exchange from today's press briefing at the White House: Q Under what authority can the President tell California it can't have tougher global warming ...

Video: Dingell admits defeat, will vote for energy bill 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In September, I wrote Dingell would kill CAFE. Earlier today, I wrote he played a part in delaying a vote on the energy bill in the House. However, a rebel alliance has pushed the vote through, and it should happen later today. We'll have more updates the vote occurs. Until then, I thought this was ...

Energy bill vote delayed, CAFE back on the table 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

What did I tell ya? The great photo above is of Bush and Dingell from 2005 but it could have been two days ago. According to the Detroit News, the House has delayed the energy bill vote. As we reported, CAFE is largely settled and even Toyota has come out in support of the new agreement. Trouble ...

President Bush answers questions on ethanol, fuel efficiency and gas tax 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bush rarely takes questions and even when he does, it's never about green transportation. Unbelievably, on Monday, Bush was asked about the impact of fuel efficiency on the gas tax and the impact of ethanol on feed costs. Bush admits we have to move away from the gas tax because of higher fuel ...

Bush tells Congress how to write an energy bill 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Bush sent a letter telling Congress what changes they can make to the energy bill so he does not veto it. Allan Hubbard wrote the letter that the White House sent to Congressional leaders (Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner) with a list of "deal-makers and deal-breakers." The ...

Why Bush failed to reach a deal on ethanol with Australia 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video above is a collection of blunders Bush made in a speech at APEC. Bush may have also made another blunder by failing to reach an international deal with Australia on ethanol. There were rumors Bush would invite Australia to join an ethanol partnership at APEC. According to one Australian ...

Fuel cell forklifts. President Bush likes them, companies want them 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have got news from two companies going a step ahead the use of lead-acid batteries in forklifts, at least towards the promotion of fuel cells. In one hand, there's GrafTech International, Ltd, which President Bush recently visited, in the other LiftOne and Engineered Solutions. Both companies ...

Congress hopes to come to a compromise on Bush's fuel economy goals 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Perhaps President Bush knew what was coming when he decided to check out the Phoenix SUT and a plug-in Toyota Prius last week. According to the the Detroit News, Congress is meeting to discuss Bush's proposed fuel economy changes. To recap, the changes basically call for "reducing gasoline ...

Is Washington pressing scientists to downplay global warming? Congress to investigate 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

At a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chair Henry Waxman (D-California) said, "We know that the White House possesses documents that contain evidence of an attempt by senior administration officials to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global ...

EPA allows dirtier ethanol production by relaxing environmental rules 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

This Chicago Tribune article almost slipped through the cracks, but thankfully Plenty Magazine caught it for the rest of the green blogosphere. The article reports that the Environmental Protection Agency will be relaxing pollution rules for new ethanol production plants by changing the way those ...

Rifkin: "Our common energy future lies with the sun, not with uranium" 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing a lot about nuclear power lately. Bush mentioned it as an ideal energy source to generate hydrogen fuel. An MIT study proposed two reactor concepts to produce nuclear hydrogen. This Weekend Edition story on NPR finds that a co-founder of Greenpeace is an active supporter. And the ...

Political battles over passenger CAFE standards heating up 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Two weeks ago, President Bush and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta asked Congress to give the President and the Department of Transportation more legal authority to raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mileage standards on passenger vehicles. One the one hand, this seems like a ...

Gov. Pawlenty willing to fight Bush on ethanol blends 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The St. Paul Pioneer Express (through the Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable) we discover that there could be a political fight brewing between the governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, and President Bush. Bush recently criticized local governments for requiring different blends of biofuels ...


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