Some Environmental Groups Excited Over Very Little
An article in today's Washington Post describes many environmental groups and lawmakers as "elated" by the new energy bill passed by Congress and signed by King George the Shrub.
Elated? Then it must take little or nothing to excite them.
My posting earlier this month (12/04/07) was right on target: "Energy Bill Stuck In The 20th Century." Included in that commentary is this: "The top five American cars average 27.4 mpg in the city and 33.2 mpg on the highway, while the average of the top five Japanese cars get 46.2 mpg in the city and 49 mpg on the highway."
The bill that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are high fiving about requires new cars to average 35 mpg by 2020. This is something to crow about!? I don't think so.
Neither does Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive. He writes, "Why should we have to wait till 2020 to get only 35 mpg? To call this a victory is to wave the white flag."
I also stated in my 12/04/07 posting, "However, salivating agribusiness, oil and auto companies will be waiting at the government trough for federal dollars for a gargantuan increase in ethanol production which is an environmental nightmare, not a solution. Bet they won't have to wait until 2020."
Bingo! With this bill, a windfall awaits them.
Elated? Then it must take little or nothing to excite them.
My posting earlier this month (12/04/07) was right on target: "Energy Bill Stuck In The 20th Century." Included in that commentary is this: "The top five American cars average 27.4 mpg in the city and 33.2 mpg on the highway, while the average of the top five Japanese cars get 46.2 mpg in the city and 49 mpg on the highway."
The bill that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are high fiving about requires new cars to average 35 mpg by 2020. This is something to crow about!? I don't think so.
Neither does Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive. He writes, "Why should we have to wait till 2020 to get only 35 mpg? To call this a victory is to wave the white flag."
I also stated in my 12/04/07 posting, "However, salivating agribusiness, oil and auto companies will be waiting at the government trough for federal dollars for a gargantuan increase in ethanol production which is an environmental nightmare, not a solution. Bet they won't have to wait until 2020."
Bingo! With this bill, a windfall awaits them.
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