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As President Obama Orders Tough Tailpipe Regulations, Consumer Group Offers 'A' to 'F' Solutions for Cleaner and Cheaper Transportatio
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* Barack Obama
Tue May 19, 10:26 am ET
To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Judy Dugan, +1-310 392-0522 ext. 305, +1-213-280-0175 (cell), or Doug Heller, +1-310 392-0522 ext. 309, or Carmen Balber, +1-202-629-3043, all of Consumer Watchdog
Americans Want Green Solutions But Worry About Costs; Handbook Identifies Wasted Billions, Best Paths
WASHINGTON May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Obama announces new national tailpipe emission standards modeled on California's, Consumer Watchdog is releasing a report that outlines how to affordably make the transition. The nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group today sent to the White House and Congress its new "Road to Cleaner and Cheaper" handbook, which urges specific policies and grades vehicle and fuel choices on their cleaner/cheaper balance, from "A" for hybrid electric vehicles to "F" for fuel made from coal.
The vehicle/fuel grades in the handbook are:
A. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, particularly if also capable of using biofuels.
B. Ethanol, particularly second-generation cellulosic ethanols.
B. Biodiesel, particularly if produced from a source other than soybeans.
C. Compressed natural gas. (Though CNG grade improves if used only for limited-range trucking and public transit).
D. Hydrogen. Conventional production methods energy-wasting, cost and fueling issues unresolved.
F. Fuel from coal. A polluting pork magnet for coal industry.
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As President Obama Orders Tough Tailpipe Regulations, Consumer Group Offers 'A' to 'F' Solutions for Cleaner and Cheaper Transportatio
Featured Topics:
* Barack Obama
Tue May 19, 10:26 am ET
To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Judy Dugan, +1-310 392-0522 ext. 305, +1-213-280-0175 (cell), or Doug Heller, +1-310 392-0522 ext. 309, or Carmen Balber, +1-202-629-3043, all of Consumer Watchdog
Americans Want Green Solutions But Worry About Costs; Handbook Identifies Wasted Billions, Best Paths
WASHINGTON May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Obama announces new national tailpipe emission standards modeled on California's, Consumer Watchdog is releasing a report that outlines how to affordably make the transition. The nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group today sent to the White House and Congress its new "Road to Cleaner and Cheaper" handbook, which urges specific policies and grades vehicle and fuel choices on their cleaner/cheaper balance, from "A" for hybrid electric vehicles to "F" for fuel made from coal.
The vehicle/fuel grades in the handbook are:
A. Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, particularly if also capable of using biofuels.
B. Ethanol, particularly second-generation cellulosic ethanols.
B. Biodiesel, particularly if produced from a source other than soybeans.
C. Compressed natural gas. (Though CNG grade improves if used only for limited-range trucking and public transit).
D. Hydrogen. Conventional production methods energy-wasting, cost and fueling issues unresolved.
F. Fuel from coal. A polluting pork magnet for coal industry.
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