WaPo:
President Obama today proposed tough standards for tailpipe emissions from new automobiles, establishing the first nationwide regulation for greenhouse gases.
The proposal also raises fuel efficiency targets to 35.5 miles per gallon for new passenger vehicles and light trucks by 2016, four years earlier than required under the 2007 energy bill.
The president praised automakers, unions and political leaders for forging what he called a "historic agreement to help America break its dependence on imported oil."
The administration managed to pull together state and local governments, industry, labor, and environmental groups to support the new plan.
More and more, it looks like the only major institutional organization that's not willing to come to the table is the Republican Party.
Of course, they're the guys who got us into this mess in the first place. Funny how now they're unwilling to help get us out.