We can't wait another 20 years

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Senator Obama has introduced legislation to raise fuel economy

standards for the first time in 20 years. Show your support by

signing up as a citizen cosponsor. We can't wait another 20

years, it's time to make a change.

 

http://www.barackobama.com/action/fuel_economy_reform/?s=f

 

America's 20-million-barrel-a-day habit costs our economy $800

million a day, or $300 billion annually. We use 8 million

barrels of oil each day on passenger vehicles. Because we import

60 percent of our oil, much of it from the Middle-East, our

dependence on oil is also a national security issue. While oil

currently hovers near $75 a barrel and $3.00 a gallon at the

pump, over the next 20 years total US petroleum demand will

increase 23 percent.

 

The Fuel Economy Reform Act of 2006 will break the logjam on

establishing greater vehicle fuel economy. At a 4 percent per

year increase in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)

standards, in ten years we could save 1.3 million barrels of oil

per day and 20 billion gallons of gasoline per year. If gasoline

is just $2.50 per gallon, consumers will save $50 billion at the

pump in 2018 alone. By 2028, Americans will have saved a total

of 549 billion gallons of gasoline and cut global warming

pollution by 6,094 million metric tons of carbon dioxide

equivalent gases.

 

http://www.barackobama.com/action/fuel_economy_reform/?s=f

 

Follow this link to sign up:

http://ga3.org/barackobama/join.html?rk=o1NjRana59pi

 

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