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InfinitePossibilities on November 10, 2006 - 3:39am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
It is not at all obvious to me that they "get it". The two pieces to ANY solution are missing and/or tucked away to avoid "voter shock":

  1. A much higher gas tax to stop people from wasting gas in oversized cars.

  2. Much higher efficiency standards to allow people to purchase more efficient vehicles.

Without either of these measures nothing else will make a significant difference. It is not a technical problem as the thriving compact car market in Europe shows, but simply a matter of government enforcing the right things.
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chrisrob1111 on November 10, 2006 - 6:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
thats only if you are thinking about cars and how we get around. It might make even more sense to have a carbon tax instead. That way we could take into account global warming and start moving to renewables instead or just reducing consumption to begin with

Another idea is the Energize America plan put together at DailyKos as well. Its quite comprehense

http://www.ea2020.org/drupal/

Chris

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Engineer-Poet on November 11, 2006 - 12:04pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Speaking as a Michigan voter, I can assure you that Dingell DOES NOT get it.  His voter base to date has depended on him not "getting it".

This is why he should not be made chair of that committee.

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Dick on November 11, 2006 - 1:00pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Agree. Dingell is THE reason that CAFE standards have not been pursued. We should expect a lot of pork for the auto-makers to investigate Hydrogen and other dead-ends.
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