cafe standards

Lots of people have so many great questions about the 2007 Energy Bill coming up and what the NET coalition is doing to push through an aggressive energy bill that would push CAFE standards for cars to 35 mpg by 2020 and the percentage of electricity in the US provided by renewable sources of electricity to 15% by 2020 that we have put together a list of answers:

By raising fuel efficiency standards to 35 miles per gallon and switching to solar, wind and other renewable fuels to provide 15% of our electricity, Congress will retain and create jobs, spark economic growth, save consumers money, cut pollution, succeed in making America more energy independent, and make real progress in reducing carbon emissions that are warming the Earth. Please sign a petition that will let your congressmen, congresswomen, and senators know how much you want the USA to embrace a more aggressive energy bill in 2007.

I wanted to pass you the following press release, http://smnr.us/35mpgby2020, that highlights the fact that it is primarily the auto industry PACs and lobbies that are torpedoing an aggressive Energy Bill and not the members of the auto industry -- the auto workers and dealers. This campaign is called the "The Auto Lobby Doesn’t Speak For Us" campaign and is based over at http://www.35mpgby2020.com.

Toyota is Moving Backward in its environmental record by opposing increases in fuel efficiency. Toyota should support the bipartisan Senate compromise to increase fuel economy standards in the U.S. to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.  Be sure to  sign the petition over at  www.energybill2007.org

This is a letter from the "Car Talk" guys, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, about CAFE standards, sent to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of Representatives. Don't forget to sign the Energy Bill 2007 petition online. Please enjoy the press release as well as scans of the letter to Congress and a transcription of the scans.

This is a letter from the "Car Talk" guys, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, about CAFÉ standards, sent to the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, United States House of Representatives. Don't forget to sign the Energy Bill 2007 petition online. Please enjoy the press release as well as scans of the letter to Congress and a transcription of the scans.

Here are 4 photos of the bags of candy and the fact sheet, The Spooky Truth, that members of the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency are delivering to Members of Congress on Halloween. This isn't going to happen until Wednesday, Halloween, October 31st! Here's a heads up well before these will hit offices. This is part of the larger fight to keep the Energy Bill strong, www.energybill2007.org! Please check out The Spooky Truth Fact Sheet as well. Also, check out the letter that Tom and Ray from Car Talk wrote and signed to Members of Congress in support of aggressive CAFE Standards in the energy bill (also in PDF). If you want full-sized images of the below bags, please check out more photos here.

The Spooky Truth

In June, the Senate passed a strong, bipartisan compromise to raise mileage for cars and light trucks to an average of 35mpg by 2020. This is the first Congressional increase in fuel efficiency in 30 years, and yet the auto industry is pushing a proposal which would weaken and delay the Senate compromise. Their "tricky" proposal would only require 32 mpg by 2022 and actually cap American innovation on mileage improvements at 35mpg. The spooky truth is that just a few years and a few miles do matter when it comes to making a difference for America.

I wanted to let you know what's going on with the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) part of the aggressive "Energy Bill 2007" that my consortium and I are trying to into law. I have been focusing on CAFE Standards, 35 mpg by 2020, but there is also a renewable energy component that would increase the proportion of solar, wind, and others, to 15% by 2020.

"We put a man on the moon in 8 years" Print Ad
As Seen in Roll Call and The Hill

The attached print ad ran on Tuesday, October 16th and Thursday, October 18th exclusively in print cein Roll Call and The Hill and Thursday, October 18th in Congress Daily.

We put a man on the moon in 8 years. We can reach 35 mpg by 2020.

Compared to other challenges America has met, this one is pretty easy. The National Academy of Sciences says we already have the technology to get the overall fleet of new cars and light trucks in the U.S. to average 35 miles per gallon by 2020, without sacrificing vehicle size, safety or acceleration.

And the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute says the Senate’s bipartisan fuel economy bill will help Detroit compete, increasing industry profits and saving auto jobs. Of course, the auto lobby is still saying it can’t be done. But that’s what they said about seat belts, airbags, you name it.

This isn’t rocket science.
Pass the Senate compromise
auto fuel efficiency bill.

Learn more at PewFuelEfficiency.org.

Please go to http://www.energybill2007.org and sign the petition.

The following print ad was published as a full page ad in the Santa Fe - New Mexican -- I have provided the copy with various-sized images for your easy and convenience:

Representative Udall:

Thank You for Your Leadership on the Energy Bill... Now Get Us Into the End Zone!

This summer, members of the House and Senate each worked hard to pass energy bills. Now it’s time for Congress to finish the job and pass a comprehensive bill – one that will bring the nation’s fleet of cars and trucks to an average of 35 mpg and 15 percent of our electricity coming from renewable energy by 2020.

This is a critical step in the fight to break America of its addiction to fossil fuels and a down payment in combating global warming.

This is our chance to make our country more energy independent, create good jobs, save consumers money, protect our natural resources, and reduce the growth of global warming pollution.

Please go to http://www.energybill2007.org and sign the petition.