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US Sen. Ed Markey says expected withdrawal of fuel economy emissions standards 'wrong way to go'
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Posted on 03/15/2017 12:57:16 PM PDT by matt04

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, took issue Wednesday with reports that the White House will move away from Obama-era fuel economy emissions standards for model year 2022 to 2025 cars and light trucks, saying it's "the wrong way to go for our security, economy and environment."

The Massachusetts Democrat, who sits on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke out against the proposed rollback shortly before President Donald Trump was expected to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its conclusion that car makers could meet the strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

Contending that gas prices are "the energy bill Americans pay most often," Markey said moving away from the Obama administration's 54.5 miles per gallon standard for future vehicles "means families will end up paying more at the pump."

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The EPA approved the vehicle emission standards in January -- one week before Trump took office and a year ahead of when it was scheduled to complete its review of whether cars and light trucks would be able to comply with those limits, Politico reported.

(Excerpt) Read more at masslive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cafe; epa; fakescience; fueleconomy; markey
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To: matt04

You Can Keep Your Nanny State If You Like Your Nanny State!

The rest of us are happy to be free of your grubby paws at last!

Free At Last !

Free At last !

Thanks To The Donald We Are Free At Last !


21 posted on 03/15/2017 1:29:33 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory." --Miguel de Cervantes)
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To: matt04

I drive a 2015 Honda Fit EX hatchback that gets 41 mpg on the freeway—on a car that weighs just under 2,600 pounds and has all the modern safety features like multiple airbags, rollover and side impact protection, and no complex hybrid drive system. Proof that technology is outracing the mandates for better fuel economy.


22 posted on 03/15/2017 1:31:53 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: matt04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA

Make me a Canyonero and take my money.


23 posted on 03/15/2017 1:35:17 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Exactly. And does this senator actually think people are listening to him?


24 posted on 03/15/2017 1:36:23 PM PDT by cantbetooconservative (I miss Ronald Reagan)
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To: matt04

I wish they would roll back some of the others like the one that killed the small pickups like Ranger.


25 posted on 03/15/2017 1:36:42 PM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: matt04

Ed Markey - http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/howie_carr/2017/03/carr_ed_markey_s_re_election_hopes_frosty_at_best


26 posted on 03/15/2017 1:40:33 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: matt04

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If fuel economy standards exist, they should be in Ton-Miles per gallon.

That would be a true measure of efficiency.

The present system ignores actual vehicle efficiency.


27 posted on 03/15/2017 1:42:10 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: matt04

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Plug-in electric vehicles should also be prohibited in all but the right-most lane of major highways.
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28 posted on 03/15/2017 1:45:17 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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