why miles per gallon is the wrong standard

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Monday January 26, 2009 · 7:14 AM PST

2009/01/26 · 07:14

First, a little history. In 1975, the federal government created the Corporate Average Fuel Economy target (CAFE), which outlined a matrix of target fuel economy standards as standards for cars and light trucks. The system raised the average fuel economy of cars from 18 to 27 (so, in broad terms, 10 MPG over 30 years). Trucks, as you may know, are classified separately, a fact which helped in no small part drive the boom in SUVs over the past decade.

And now, there's new talk about increasing the CAFE standards, which I'm all in favor of. But in light of our simultaneous need to reduce emissions, I think we need to consider a new standard.

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Does a federal standard regulating emissions per mile make sense

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Does a federal standard regulating emissions per mile make sense

Yes, totally

20 votes

Yes, but only in combination with economy standards like CAFE

35 votes

Not sure

14 votes

Doesn't make sense. CAFE is the way to go.

12 votes

lawn sign battle

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 1:55 PM PDT

2008/10/14 · 13:55

Despite gas prices, I just finished a two week vacation with my wife and two daughters. Over the course of our trip, we traveled from New England to the Gulf Coast. And one observation was clear - if the only gauge were the number of lawn signs per mile, the campaign would go to McCain.

Which made me wonder.

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Should the Obama campaign give lawn signs to supporters for free?

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Should the Obama campaign give lawn signs to supporters for free?

Yes, the campaign needs to get as many of them out there as it can

97 votes

No, it's better that the campaign uses them as a fundraising tool

69 votes

how we allowed joe lieberman to become a problem

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Wednesday August 20, 2008 · 8:10 AM PDT

2008/08/20 · 08:10

I understand why the Democratic leadership extended an invitation to Joe Lieberman to caucus with the Democrats – that is, to maintain their majority-by-a-thread. But in politics, principles matter, and the ends do not justify the means. That’s why it’s high time Joe is kicked to the curb.

This is my rant of the day.

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Wednesday August 13, 2008 · 9:17 AM PDT

2008/08/13 · 09:17

As has been discussed already, the folks who brought us the scum-laden Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are gearing up once again to attack Barack Obama. The central figure in all of this is, once again, "historian" Jerome R. Corsi, PhD, who's making the rounds on the talk circuit these days. It's just a matter of time, in my opinion, before we start seeing their influence in the overall campaign discourse, most likely through heavily funded television buys.

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