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Reduce Our Oil Dependence

 

What's New

Just a few days after President Obama's inauguration, he acted to cut America's dependence on oil by pushing for clean cars programs.  The centerpiece of the announcement was a directive to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider a petition by California for the right to move forward on greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks.  

The directive marked a sharp break in the policies of former president George Bush under which the U.S. EPA had denied California and 14 other states including Washington, DC, the freedom to issue clean car standards stronger than the federal government’s. While the U.S. EPA still has to officially grant the waiver, a reexamination of the petition based on science will almost assuredly result in a positive outcome for the states.

Summary

Virginia can reduce its dependence on foreign oil. Through improved gas mileage, better transportation choices and clean farm-based fuels, we can easily save more than twice the amount of oil we import from the Persian Gulf every year.

By tapping into the capacity of farm-based fuels in Southwest Virginia we can not only rebuild the area's struggling economy but also help break our addiction to foreign oil.

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Plug-in hybrid cars that go over 100 miles on a gallon of gas already exist.