Re: Will gas be over $20 a gallon by Christmas?

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:55:44 +0000 (UTC), don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Don
Klipstein) wrote:

> Make SUVs subject to the same CAFE and crashworthiness rules that cars
>are subject to. Give tax breaks to oil companies only if they build a
>surplus of refining capacity, so we won't get price surges from hurricanes
>or regional blackouts. Tighten CAFE standards to the extent necessary for
>average fuel economy of cars to reach new highs.

To do that, Bush needs to sign an E.O. which streamlines the
environmental review process so it accomplishes environmental review
and not a veto on new refineries.
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