| It appears as if various segments of the
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| | CAFE standards for both cars and light
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| federal government are at odds with each
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| | trucks to 33 mpg, which most analysts
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| other concerning an increase in the
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| | agree would be the minimum number it
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| Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
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| | would take to help America begin to raise
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| standards. Even while President Bush is
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| | itself out of its current energy dilemma.
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| asking congress for permission to raise
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| | Markey told his colleagues that the fuel
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| the standards, Transportation Secretary
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| | efficiency of domestic vehicles actually
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| Norman Mineta is going around Capitol
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| | peaked nearly twenty years ago (in 1987,
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| Hill warning about what he sees as the
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| | at 26.2 mpg), and then began to decrease.
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| potential dangers inherent in raising the
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| | The current level is less than 25 mpg.The
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| standards. The CAFE standards were put
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| | squabbling on Capitol Hill comes in the
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| into place in 1975 in response to the
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| | face of increased uncertainty about the
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| 1973 Arab oil embargo, requiring American
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| | world's oil supply, which in turn seems
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| automobiles to average 27.5 mpg. Since
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| | to be fueling a growing sense of urgency
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| that time, American automakers have
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| | for the creation of a new generation of
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| increased the fuel efficiency of their
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| | more fuel efficient vehicles. There's
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| vehicles somewhat, but domestic cars and
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| | talk about offering federal loan
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| trucks still lag far behind their foreign
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| | guarantees and grants to domestic
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| competition. Also, a significant number
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| | automakers and parts manufacturers to
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| of America's 200 million vehicles still
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| | encourage development of automotive
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| aren't subject to the CAFE standards,
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| | technology that would lead to more fuel
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| since they're classified as light trucks,
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| | efficient vehicles. Innovations might
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| including such vehicles as SUVs, vans,
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| | include the use of lighter weight
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| and pickups.In a recent letter to
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| | materials, electric/gasoline hybrid
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| congress, Secretary Mineta suggested that
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| | technology, and alternative fuels. The
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| raising the CAFE standards would increase
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| | legislation would also encourage a
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| the number of deaths due to traffic
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| | greater availability of alternative fuels
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| accidents, raise the cost of healthcare,
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| | at gas stations.In an attempt to break
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| and reduce American employment. President
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| | the federal gridlock, ten states
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| Bush prefers basing the CAFE standards on
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| | (Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon,
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| vehicle size, which would set varying
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| | California, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island,
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| standards for vehicles depending upon
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| | New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York)
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| their dimensions. Regardless of the
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| | have sued the federal government to force
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| political wrangling, it's been more than
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| | higher efficiency standards for
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| thirty years since the CAFE standards
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| | gas-guzzling SUVs and pickups. Leaders
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| were implemented, and although fuel
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| | from 227 American cities have also banded
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| efficiency has improved, Americans are
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| | together to sign the "U.S. Mayors Climate
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| driving nearly 50 percent more, which
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| | Protection Agreement," committing their
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| means there's been little or no net
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| | communities to reducing greenhouse gas
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| savings of energy during that time.
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| | emissions to seven percent below 1990
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| Massachusetts Representative Edward
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| | levels by the year 2012.
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| Markey (D) recently proposed raising the
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