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Energy Bill Hikes Vehicle Mileage
By Mr Ethanol | December 19, 2007
Cincinnati Post:
A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended Tuesday as the House of Representatives approved a sweeping energy bill that President Bush will sign this morning. The bill:
Will raise fuel-efficiency standards for motor vehicles to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Order a massive increase in the use of biofuels.
Phase out sales of the ubiquitous incandescent light bulb.
The measure passed by veto-proof majorities in both houses. The House passed the bill 314-100, with 95 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the legislation, after the Senate approved it last week 86-8.
Lawmakers said the energy bill will reduce, though not eliminate America’s heavy reliance on imported oil and take a modest step toward slowing climate change by cutting about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions that most scientists say the United States must eliminate by 2030 to do its share to avert the most dire effects of global warming.
Topics: Biofuel, Energy, Legislative, News |
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