Sentences with phrase «raising fuel standards»

When I arrived in Washington, I reached across the aisle to come up with a plan to raise the mileage standards in our cars for the first time in thirty years - a plan that won support from Democrats and Republicans who had never supported raising fuel standards before.

[applause] And I reached across the aisle to come up with a plan to raise the mileage standards in our cars for the first time in thirty years - a plan that won support from Democrats and Republicans who had never supported raising fuel standards before.

When I arrived in Washington, I reached across the aisle to come up with a plan to raise the mileage standards in our cars for the first time in 30 years — a plan that won support from Democrats and Republicans who had never supported raising fuel standards before.

Cai said Beijing would also take 300,000 obsolete vehicles off the roads this year to help to raise fuel standards and promote new energy cars.

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In 2011, Obama announced an agreement with automakers to raise fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon.

Environmental groups are employing the same strategy, in a less direct way, on the oilpatch, by raising public opposition to pipelines and low - carbon fuel standards for refineries in California and Europe.

In a utopian world, Canadian auto workers would get huge raises, governments would lavish money on the industry, and cars would drive themselves as they met fuel efficiency and emissions standards effortlessly.

The administration has also unveiled policies to prevent drug shortages, raise fuel economy standards and cut refinancing fees for federally insured mortgages.»

«In addition, the threatening mood music around this legislation of sacking head teachers will do nothing to raise standards as it will simply fuel the recruitment and retention crisis.

«If we were to have such a thing,» he says, «it would be the sort of technology that would fuel our future growth and expansion and have the ability to raise the standard of living of the entire world.»

KERRY: The senator has proposed «a new Manhattan Project to make America independent of Middle East oil in 10 years» by increasing the use of alternative fuels like ethanol and insisting that standards for auto mileage be raised.

He also wants to put a million 150 - mile -(240 - kilometer --RRB- per - gallon plug - in hybrids on the road by 2015 and plans to raise fuel economy standards by 4 percent each year.

$ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosure

Increase biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug ‐ in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recovery

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

In 2011, Obama announced agreement with major automakers to raise fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

Back in 2009 and 2010, when the Common Core was adopted by a host of states ready to promise pretty much anything in exchange for Race to the Top funds, it was fueled by twin promises: It would «raise standards» and it would make it easier to compare how schools and states were faring in reading and math.

Furthermore, DOT is helping Americans use less gas by promoting transportation options, such as bus rapid transit, light rail, streetcars and bike shares, as well as raised fuel economy standards for their cars.

With more power, torque, and fuel economy than the standard Bentley Mulsanne, the Crewe - based automaker continues to raise the bar for its most discerning and distinguished customers.

Together, we're raising fuel economy standards for cars and trucks — and helping consumers more easily identify the most efficient automobiles.

Though no legislation has been enacted, there are several proposals before Congress to raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

«With a standard nine - speed automatic transmission, a choice of two powertrains with fuel economy ratings of up to 36 miles per gallon (mpg) highway, an available state - of - the art all - wheel drive system, and an interior that will wow drivers and passengers alike, the new Chrysler 200 is raising the bar for what customers should expect from a mid-size sedan.»

As Congress prepares to raise fuel economy standards, it should be sure to preserve the safety gains of recent years.

However, you can upgrade to a continuously variable transmission (which comes standard in the Mirage G4 SE trim) that will raise your fuel efficiency rating to 35 City / 42 Highway MPG.

In addition to the lead phase - out a well - planned and sustained effort to raise average vehicle efficiency standards (the CAFE, or Corporate Average Fuel Economy) increased vehicle mileage standards by a quarter.

The question was whether respondents would support a very high standard for vehicle fuel efficiency even if it raised the cost of cars and trucks.

It took issue with the bipartisan agreement in Congress to raise fuel economy standards.

With technology we have on the shelf today, we will raise our fuel mileage standards four percent every year.

According to those who have accessed early drafts of the EPA's endangerment findings, the original conclusion was that the country could raise automobile fuel efficiency standards to 37.7 miles per gallon by 2018 without significant economic hardship.

These cuts are being considered in an effort to secure the first increase in CAFE standards in 30 years, raising the fuel efficiency fleet wide to 35 mpg by 2020, up from 27.5 mpg for cars and 22.2 mpg for SUVs and light trucks.

The next year, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation began a process that will raise the fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

While some Republicans have said the fuel standards will weaken public safety and raise the cost of cars, there's been little real movement to kill them.

Less than a week later, the Center filed suit to overturn them, and in 2010 the administration announced its intent to increase fuel economy standards, with the most ambitious proposal raising them to about 37 miles per gallon by 2017.

He's voted against raising our fuel mileage standards and joined George Bush in opposing legislation twice in the last year that included tax credits for more efficient cars.

If those people rely heavily on fossil fuels such as coal to expand the economy and raise their living standards to the level people in the rich world have enjoyed for the last 50 years, the result will be a climate catastrophe regardless of anything the United States or even China does to decrease its emissions.

The most efficient way to stabilize a growing population was to raise its standard of living above the poverty line, and the cheapest way to do that was to give the population electricity generated by burning fossil fuels.

Yet as cruel as coal mining could be, over time it helped liberate humans from agricultural drudgery, increase productivity, raise living standards, and, at least in developed nations, reduce reliance on wood for fuel, allowing reforestation and the return of wildlife.

This new energy legislation, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, raised the fuel economy standards of America's cars, light trucks, and SUVs to a combined average of at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020 — a 10 mpg increase over 2007 levels — and required standards to be met at maximum feasible levels through 2030.

In December, President Bush signed an energy bill that raised the United States» fuel - economy standard by 40 percent to an average of 35 miles per gallon in 2020 (see President Signs Energy Bill and Senate Rejects Incentives to Pass Energy Bill).

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In a major victory over carmakers and their attempts to rebuff state measures aimed to rein in GHG emissions, Vermont won a court ruling last week mandating that auto companies work to develop new technologies to raise their fuel economy standards.

This summer President Obama took the biggest step of any president to date when he raised fuel efficiency standards — a move that will cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 10 % when fully implemented.

The decision in May 2009 to raise U.S. auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent by 2016 will reduce U.S. dependence on oil far more than converting the country's entire grain harvest into ethanol could.

Consider contacting your representative about implementing a fuel tax or raising the standards for fuel efficiency in your state.

They note that it is pretty hard sell cars with greater fuel efficiency to people who don't want them, so just raising the standards won't work unless gas prices make fuel efficient cars more attractive.

The American environmental and labor movements have often been on opposite sides of the table, whether the issue is drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or raising fuel economy standards on American - made cars.

The best way to encourage conservation — and the true sign of a serious energy policy — would be imposing a hefty gasoline tax and raising mandatory fuel - efficiency standards.

, who was rolling out his own energy bill, a measure that relies heavily on expanding nuclear power and raising fuel economy standards without putting a cap on carbon dioxide emissions.

Ambitious new initiatives have cascaded out of Schwarzenegger's office — including the two measures raising the renewable - power requirement on utilities, a state subsidy program to encourage the installation of electricity - generating solar panels on 1 million California roofs, and in January 2007, an executive order establishing the nation's first «low - carbon fuel standard,» which requires a reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon emissions from transportation fuels by 2020.