New Senate Bill Targets Gasoline Use Reduction of 45% by 2030

US Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Pete Domenici (R-NM) introduced legislation to reduce the use of fossil fuels by improving efficiency in vehicles, buildings, home appliances and industrial equipment. Bingaman and Domenici are chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The bill—the Energy Efficiency Promotion Act (S.1115)—sets a goal of reducing gasoline usage by 20% by 2017; by 35% by 2025; and by 45% by 2030. It also requires Federal and state fleets of civilian vehicles to reduce petroleum consumption by 30% by 2016.


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budfrogS4 - 4/18/2007 1:08:40 PM

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I'm sorry but when have bills like this ever worked? Wasn't all cable supposed to go HD a few years ago? Man my soapbox is getting some use today.

EnnNorak - 4/18/2007 2:38:41 PM

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I hope I can convince my wife to let me buy the upcoming 500hp Audi Q7 V12 turbo-diesel before it gets taxed out of existence by government fuel-economy nazis. This vehicle is my idea of a green car as I like the idea of getting pinned to tha back of the seat on acceleration. The fact that it's a diesel allows me to make the political statement that I too am as green as I can be.

nvme - 4/19/2007 10:15:33 PM

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you need to wake up, because if there is no plan to reduce the fuel consumption, gently dare I say, it will reduce itself savagly, mark my word, because the supply of petrol is just not going to last forever, and the less there is, the more it costs... THE MOST OPTIMISTIC forecast is that we run out of petrol by 2070!!! and by we I mean the whole world, so there will be no point in going to war for it, because IT will not be there....