Tougher Fuel Standarts For Passenger Vehicles Fails

Reacting to last night’s vote on the attempt by Massachusett’s Congressman Edward Markey to raise the fuel efficiency standards on light trucks (SUVs, mini-vans, and pick-ups) to 27.5 mpg, the Sierra Club expressed extreme disappointment in the Missouri congressional delegation. All voted against raising such standards.

We expect our members of Congress to recognize the needs of this nation – and the world – to reduce dependency upon fossil fuels, and to promote clean and health air quality, said Ken Midkiff of the Missouri Sierra Club. Last night, our entire delegation turned their backs on those needs.

The votes of US Reps Richard Gephardt, Karen McCarthy and Lacy Clay are particularly disappointing, because in discussions with these elected officials and their staff, it is clear that they understand societal and global needs. They were under considerable pressure by the auto industry and its minions, and they caved to this pressure, rejecting reality and denying their own beliefs. Midkiff concluded. The auto industry asserted that higher fuel efficiency would cost jobs and result in unsafe vehicles – both of these notions are blatantly untrue.

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Tougher Fuel Standarts For Passenger Vehicles Fails