Reply #29: lol! You just proved yourself wrong. The two laws are different. [View All]

[ClarkUSA]

The two laws differ in timelines as well as substance. Knowing BushCo, there was no way to enforce the law, just like there was no funding for No Child Left Behind. Just ask environmentalists like the one I highlighted in my previous reply:

"]This is the biggest step the federal government will have ever taken to save oil, cut greenhouse emissions and save consumers money," said David Friedman, research director of the clean vehicles program at the Union of Concerned Scientists."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8093854&mesg_id=8095291

Also:

"On May 19, 2009, President Barack Obama announced a new national policy and set tough new CAFE standards that will increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the United States beginning in 2012. The new CAFE standards (CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy) are the most aggressive fuel-efficiency standards ever established at the national level. This is also the first time the U.S. government has exercised its authority to control vehicle tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming."

http://environment.about.com/od/environmentallawpolicy/a/obama-sets-new-fuel-efficiency-standards.htm

<<Duh, yes, 4 yrs earlier. Big Whoop! What took Obama so long to implement this law?>>

Um, you do know that President Obama has been in office less than 15 months and has already had the most successful first year in history, right?