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By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues since 2005

New U.S. Fuel Economy Standards Too Weak to be Effective

Thursday March 30, 2006
gas_station.jpg The new fuel economy standards announced yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation will do little to lower consumer costs or ease America's dependence on foreign oil. And to make matters worse, they may end up costing American jobs by making U.S. automakers less competitive.
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