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Helping Develop Alternative Fuels May Be Better than Simply Mandating Higher Fuel Economy
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(OPEN):
IN JUNE, THE U-S SENATE PASSED STRICT NEW "CAFE" STANDARDS, AS ITS
SOLUTION TO AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION-ENERGY PROBLEMS. HOWEVER,
ACCORDING TO RODNEY SLATER--FORMER U-S TRANSPORTATION
SECRETARY, AND CURRENT CHAIR OF DRIVING AMERICA'S FUTURE--ALTERNATIVE
FUELS ARE A BETTER ANSWER TO OUR ENERGY CHALLENGES, THAN SIMPLY
MANDATING HIGHER FUEL ECONOMY...
(SLATER):
"THE SENATE PASSED OVERLY AGGRESSIVE 'CAFE'
REGULATIONS, AS ITS STAND-ALONE SOLUTION. IT FAILS TO ALLOCATE
NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR THE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY, AS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO OUR ENERGY CHALLENGES."
(BRIDGE):
BECAUSE OF THIS, SLATER URGES THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT
BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVES BARON HILL AND LEE
TERRY--AS IT TAKES UP ITS OWN ENERGY LEGISLATION, THIS MONTH
[JULY]. IT WOULD FORCE AUTO COMPANIES TO PRODUCE
MORE-FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES--WHILE ALLOWING THEM TO STILL BE ABLE TO
INVEST IN GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES, LIKE HYDROGEN AND PLUG-IN
HYBRIDS...
(SLATER):
"'CAFE' STANDARDS WERE VIEWED AS THE ONLY ANSWER IN
THE 19-70'S--WHEN ALTERNATIVE-FUEL TECHNOLOGY WAS IN ITS INFANCY.
TODAY, THANKS TO THE INNOVATION OF DOMESTIC AUTOMAKERS, WE HAVE A BETTER
CHOICE IN ALTERNATIVE-FUEL TECHNOLOGY. THE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES BARON HILL AND LEE TERRY ADDRESSES THESE
PRIORITIES--AND WOULD ACCELERATE INVESTMENT IN NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY, AS
A LONG-TERM SOLUTION."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"DRIVING-AMERICAS-FUTURE"-DOT-COM.
