U.S. Automakers Show No Response To Consumer Demand For Improved Fuel Economy
Big 3 Lag Behind Other Automakers Despite Earlier Promises to ImproveJuly 17, 2007 -- Washington, DC -- U.S. auto makers failed to improve fuel economy in response to gas prices that have been rising...
View ArticleLevel Field Institute Begins Advertising Campaign on Fuel Economy Legislation
- Ad Asks Congress to Read the Fine Print of the Current Bills - Or Risk Sending Jobs OverseasWASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Level Field Institute, an automotive research...
View ArticleU.S. Automakers Misleading the Public about Benefits of Stronger Fuel Economy...
Detroit Three Holds Rally in Chicago to Protest Proposed Fuel Economy Bill; Second Rally Slated for August 22August 16, 2007 -- U.S. automakers will host a rally today in Chicago to protest a proposed...
View ArticleFuel Economy: We Must Do More Than Ask
Statement of Robert Shull, Deputy Director for Auto Safety and Regulatory Policy at Public CitizenAug. 29, 2007 -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards today called for Americans to drive...
View ArticlePreliminary Government MPG Numbers Show CAFE Success, Toyota Faltering
Statement by David Friedman, Union of Concerned ScientistsWASHINGTON (August 31, 2007) - A preliminary 2007 model year fuel economy projection for the U.S. automobile fleet from the National Highway...
View ArticleNew Fuel Economy Stickers to Help American Consumers Make More Informed...
Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2007 -- To more clearly and fully convey fuel economy information to consumers, all new cars, light trucks, and SUVs produced after Sept. 1, 2007 will feature a newly...
View ArticleToyota Owners Send Message to the Automaker to Stop Fighting Strong Fuel...
Lobbying With the Big Three Puts Toyota's Green Image at RiskWASHINGTON (October 3, 2007) – In less than two weeks, Toyota Headquarters has received more than 8,150 messages from citizens demanding an...
View ArticleNS Reports State Tax Legislation, Synthetic Fuel Investments Effects on...
October 9, 2007, NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that Illinois tax legislation enacted during the third quarter and rising crude oil prices that impacted synthetic...
View ArticleAutomakers Face Reality: International Alliance Calls for an Energy Bill This...
Statement by Brendan Bell, Union of Concerned ScientistsWASHINGTON (October 29, 2007) -- The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM), a trade association of 14 foreign automakers...
View ArticleCheney Meetings With Auto Executives On Fuel Economy Spell Trouble
Statement of Robert Shull, Deputy Director of Auto Safety and Regulatory Policy at Public CitizenNov. 2, 2007 -- The news that Vice President Dick Cheney has held more backdoor meetings with the auto...
View ArticleFeinstein: Senate-Approved Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Legislation Needed
Senators Feinstein & Snowe: 9th Circuit Court Decision on Federal Fuel Economy Standards for Light Trucks and SUVs Underscores Need for Senate-Approved Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy LegislationNovember...
View ArticleJohn Kerry on Court's Decision to Close Bush's SUV Loophole, Enforce Fuel...
11/15/2007 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry made the following statement today, when the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals struck down the Bush administration’s flawed fuel economy standard for...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Weak Bush Rule on Fuel Economy for Light Trucks
Ninth Circuit Ruling Is Major Win for Consumers, EnvironmentNov. 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers and the environment both scored a tremendous victory today when a federal court threw out the...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Tosses Out Bush Administration Fuel Economy Standards for Light...
Court Cites Failure to Address Costs of Warming in Its OpinionNovember 15, 2007 -- San Francisco, Calif.--Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a huge victory for the Sierra Club, several...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals Rejects Bush Administration's Weak Fuel Economy Standards
Orders Administration to Set Stronger Standards That Cut Global WarmingWASHINGTON (November 15, 2007) – Today, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the Bush administration's weak fuel economy...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Invalidates Fuel Economy Regulations
November 16, 2007 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell announced today that a federal appeals court in California struck down a rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticleCarl Levin Statement on CAFE Deal
November 30, 2007 -- Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the following this evening after negotiators reached a deal on Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations:“The compromise reached tonight will...
View ArticleLandmark Bipartisan Agreement to Increase Fuel Economy Standards Reached
Agreement would raise fleet-wide fuel economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020November 30, 2007 -- Washington, DC – A landmark, bipartisan agreement on increasing fuel economy standards has been reached by...
View ArticleHouse Reaches Historic Breakthrough on Fuel Economy
35 mile-per-gallon minimum standard locked in for 2020December 3, 2007 -- On Friday, November 30, House leaders announced an agreement that represents the first meaningful improvement in vehicle fuel...
View ArticleConsumer Federation Applauds Landmark Congresssional Accord On Vehicle Fuel...
Urges Congress to Agree to Strong Renewable Fuel and Electricity Standards TooDecember 3, 2007 -- The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) today applauded a breakthrough agreement reached by...
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