Topic: Gas Mileage - The wrong way to save on gas - San Francisco Chronicle

The Bush administration - in a campfire hug with automakers - wants higher gas mileage for cars and trucks. Maybe it has to do with gas prices, politics and hidden favors - the trifecta of modern energy policy. These states seek the right to set standards on tailpipe emission to limit greenhouse gases. It’s an important distinction because the protesting states want a tougher standard, claiming this administration is soft-peddling the effects of global warming gases spewing from the auto and truck tailpipes. It’s a dispute that has led to two federal court cases, won by the states, and outright rejection by the top Bush appointee in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency. Higher gas mileage, yes, but not with a lock on even more aggressive measures to conserve fuel and limit tailpipe emissions. read more

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