People tend to focus on the environmental benefits of increased fuel efficiency standards, and that’s a fine thing. However, the benefits of fuel efficiency go far beyond living green.
The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that American consumers will save $24 billion every year because of the increased fuel efficiency mandated by the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act. Who could clam that adding 24 billion dollars to the nation’s economy, while improving the quality of life, isn’t worth the effort?
174 Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted against the Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act, that’s who.
(Sources: Library of Congress; Washington Post, December 6, 2007; Union of Concerned Scientists, December 6, 2007)
