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Politics : Sioux Nation

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To: elpolvo who wrote (55453)	1/19/2006 11:42:04 PM
From: Rock_nj	Read Replies (2) of 362718

The best example of our current "leadership's" indifference to our energy problems is when the Democrats tried to push through a totally symbolic and paltry 1 mile per gallon increase in fuel efficiency vehicle standards on the eve of the Attack on Iraq in 2003. The Democrats were hoping that they could take advantage of the unified country and pass this small effort at getting energy efficiency going again. They were wrong. Bush and his buddies in Congress wanted no part of it and killed the entirely acheivable 1 mile per gallon increase over a decade in fuel standards, using the tired old arguements that it couldn't be done safely without hurting the economy. In reality, we could increase our fuel efficiency by 30% to over 100% without too much pain, as hybrids have shown us, with the proper incentives and public polices. The rising price of petroleum will do for efficiencies what the government refused to do, that is make us more efficient out of necessity.

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