I could probably come up with a list of things like this, actions by the Bush Administration deliberately designed to hurt America and America's environment, that would stretch from here to the moon. These people aren't just pro-business,
I literally think they actually hate the environment. They despise it. It's remarkable, like nothing I've ever seen before. They literally want Americans to suffer.
Under current law, automakers are required to meet an average fuel economy standard for their fleets of cars and light trucks. They can make vehicles that fall below the average so long as they make enough that exceed it. By requiring an average fuel economy of 27.5 miles per gallon for cars and 20.7 for light trucks, current standards save more than 2.8 million barrels of oil per day while reducing heat-trapping global warming emissions by nearly 600 million tons per year.
The Bush administration is proposing to scrap these standards for a new system that would establish a series of vehicle weight categories, with a separate standard for each category. Basically, heavier vehicles would have lower fuel standards. Since they would no longer need to meet a fleetwide average, automakers would be free to add weight to all of their vehicles to make them qualify for heavier weight categories.
The result would be a reduction in overall fuel economy and an increase in pollution. America's dependence on foreign oil would increase, and our environment would suffer.
The shift to a weight-based system could also jeopardize the jobs of thousands of Americans who work, either directly or indirectly, on the production of small cars.
Ok, let's see. How many things are wrong with this. First, it makes us even more dependent on foreign oil. Thanks Mr. Bush; I'm sure that, when we're facing a huge threat from Islamic extremists funded by Saudi oil dollars, exactly what we'd want to do is increase the rate of consumption of oil.
And second...do we really want Florida to flood this badly? Good lord, these people are insane. Not only do they not acknowledge that global warming exists, not only do they not care how much damage emissions such as dust from vehicles do to lungs and livelihoods, but it's like they're actually taunting the earth. "Come on, bring it on earth. You can't stop us from dumping CO2, we're too strong. Take this! And This! (Thwap)
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