- Signatures: 20,403
- Goal: 10,000
- Deadline: 9-13-2003
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New Energy Bill Weakens Current Gas Mileage Standards!
We have a window of opportunity to push for change before Congress sends their final energy bill to the President. Urge Congress to support STRONG, fuel economy laws that:
Despite overwhelming public support for requiring automakers to produce cars, SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks that get better gas mileage, both the House and Senate passed bills that actually WEAKEN current standards.
Congress must pass an energy bill that dramatically reduces our oil consumption, reduces global warming emissions, and saves consumers money at the gas pump! A recent report by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that US automakers have the technology to cost effectively improve the gas mileage of our cars and light trucks to nearly 40 mpg over the next 10 to 15 years without compromising performance or safety.
Sign this petition now to give consumers clean driving choices!
Thank you!
We have a window of opportunity to push for change before Congress sends their final energy bill to the President. Urge Congress to support STRONG, fuel economy laws that:- DECREASE our dependence on oil.
- IMPROVE fuel economy standards to REDUCE POLLUTION, and SAVE MONEY at the pump!
- REJECT the provision that FREEZES pickup truck mileage at its current level, even though 76% of pickup drivers want trucks with better gas mileage.
Despite overwhelming public support for requiring automakers to produce cars, SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks that get better gas mileage, both the House and Senate passed bills that actually WEAKEN current standards.
Congress must pass an energy bill that dramatically reduces our oil consumption, reduces global warming emissions, and saves consumers money at the gas pump! A recent report by the National Academy of Sciences concludes that US automakers have the technology to cost effectively improve the gas mileage of our cars and light trucks to nearly 40 mpg over the next 10 to 15 years without compromising performance or safety.
Sign this petition now to give consumers clean driving choices!
Thank you!
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | State | It is important to me to have cars that get better gas mileage because | If you drive a pickup truck, tell us why you want better gas mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,406 | 12:55 am PDT, Aug 10 | Rodolfo Reyes | New York | Dear Union of Concerned Scientists, I came across your petition to reject a new bill that threatens to relax the current gas efficiency standards and must declare that one does not need to be a scientist to realize the consequences of this bill. For many years now, the major auto manufacturers have had alternative solutions to the gas engine but have done little to bring these new technologies to the marketplace. In the US cars continue to get bigger and their engines continue to need grater and greater quantities of gas to keep the running. Even the new “fuel efficient” hybrid engine is ridicule to the severity of the global energy crisis. These new engines merely provide a boost to smaller engine sizes but do not save gas. In other words, aside from the Toyota Prius, a four cylinder hybrid engine can output the same power as a six cylinder but still uses the same gas as a four cylinder. Lowering the efficiency standards would not only allow the current resource depletion but would worsen an already failing global ecosystem. I endorse your petition and thank you for bringing this issue to light. | ||
| 20,405 | 9:14 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Jennifer M | Missouri | The ozone - and therefore us - depend on our COLLECTIVE efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as we possibly can... With millions of vehicles on the roads 24/7, it is urgent that we take steps to stop the pollution. | ||
| 20,404 | 6:18 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Lynette Dixon | California | |||
| 20,403 | 8:45 am PDT, Aug 9 | Anonymous | ||||
| 20,402 | 5:43 am PDT, Aug 9 | Ruchi Gupta | for the safety of enviorment | |||
| 20,401 | 1:13 pm PDT, Aug 7 | Jennifer Mosher | Tennessee | |||
| 20,400 | 6:10 pm PDT, Aug 6 | Ruth Miller | New York | it helps the environment and is less costly to the car owner. | ||
| 20,399 | 12:41 am PDT, Aug 6 | Paul Tremblay | New Hampshire | till they can make a vehicle that gets better miles per gal. than my 93 honda (45) that wont put me in the poor house to own,I'll drive it into the ground and than find another.$2.50 a gal is crazy,I stopped driving my p/u when it hit $1.75 as I cant afford it | ||
| 20,398 | 9:40 am PDT, Aug 5 | Lou Cunha | Virginia | |||
| 20,397 | 7:42 am PDT, Aug 4 | Joyce Koonen | The greenhouse effect, which rises our oceans and threatens our land | |||
| 20,396 | 1:24 pm PDT, Aug 1 | Hector Navarro | California | I think it is imperative for us to lessen our need for foreign oil. | It just makes economic sense | |
| 20,395 | 10:32 am PDT, Aug 1 | Anonymous | North Dakota | |||
| 20,394 | 1:32 pm PDT, Jul 31 | Anonymous | Massachusetts | |||
| 20,392 | 9:54 am PDT, Jul 31 | Marcela Stagni | Florida | |||
| 20,391 | 8:48 pm PDT, Jul 30 | Anonymous | California | The gas prices are currently becoming outrageous and this really needs to stop. Not to mention it is bad for the environment. | ||
| 20,390 | 1:12 pm PDT, Jul 30 | Jacalyn Engler | New Jersey | Global warming is a major threat to our well being. The loss of even our coastal lands- from them sinking below sea level will be tragic. | ||
| 20,389 | 9:58 am PDT, Jul 29 | rosemarie henley | California | |||
| 20,388 | 6:38 am PDT, Jul 29 | Anonymous | ||||
| 20,387 | 7:59 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Eric Straatsma | California | |||
| 20,386 | 5:14 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Marcia Kittleson | Missouri | |||
| 20,385 | 3:41 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Pat Donald | ||||
| 20,384 | 2:18 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Carmen Stauss | Indiana | |||
| 20,383 | 1:52 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Amanda Deering | Indiana | |||
| 20,382 | 1:01 pm PDT, Jul 28 | Thomas Markham | California | |||
| 20,381 | 11:53 am PDT, Jul 28 | Stoyka Chipchakova | ||||
| 20,380 | 11:46 am PDT, Jul 28 | Cosmic Rhino Gifts | California | |||
| 20,379 | 10:37 am PDT, Jul 28 | Mary Riley | California | |||
| 20,378 | 9:59 am PDT, Jul 28 | Christie Jacox | Kansas | |||
| 20,377 | 9:38 am PDT, Jul 28 | Lindsay Griffith | Massachusetts | |||
| 20,376 | 8:37 am PDT, Jul 28 | sue harrington | California | |||
| 20,375 | 8:37 am PDT, Jul 28 | Anonymous | Oregon | |||
| 20,374 | 7:07 am PDT, Jul 28 | Rebecca Jordan | Tennessee | |||
| 20,373 | 6:54 am PDT, Jul 28 | Sandra Zwart | ||||
| 20,372 | 5:42 am PDT, Jul 28 | Margaret O'Keefe | New York | The cost of gas is ever increasing. War is being waged over oil. And lastly I love the enviornment. | ||
| 20,371 | 4:48 am PDT, Jul 28 | Aaron Warren | New York | |||
| 20,370 | 2:16 am PDT, Jul 28 | William Rae | Colorado | |||
| 20,369 | 2:14 am PDT, Jul 28 | Sandra Williamson | Colorado | |||
| 20,368 | 2:07 am PDT, Jul 28 | Angelika Tanha | I do not drive much but when I do I do not want to pollute the environment too much. | |||
| 20,367 | 1:50 am PDT, Jul 28 | Henk Ahrue van Grootveld | ||||
| 20,366 | 1:50 am PDT, Jul 28 | Jennifer Vaughan | Colorado | |||
| 20,365 | 12:06 am PDT, Jul 28 | Dianne Robbins | Kentucky | |||
| 20,364 | 11:44 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Raluca Simion | Armed Forces Americas | |||
| 20,363 | 11:41 pm PDT, Jul 27 | ME Turner | Texas | |||
| 20,362 | 11:29 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Georgia Lynn | California | |||
| 20,361 | 11:24 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Alexandra Hsieh | ||||
| 20,360 | 10:40 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Firelei Perla | Florida | |||
| 20,359 | 10:31 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Dan Mccarthy | New York | |||
| 20,358 | 9:56 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Tracy Brown | New Jersey | |||
| 20,357 | 9:37 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Ken Pollett | Utah | |||
| 20,356 | 9:06 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Jonathan Stephenson | New Hampshire | |||
| 20,355 | 8:41 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Cathy McClintock | Arizona | |||
| 20,354 | 8:37 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Ron Matthews | ||||
| 20,353 | 8:27 pm PDT, Jul 27 | philip clarke | ||||
| 20,352 | 8:22 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Mariannie D. | ||||
| 20,351 | 8:22 pm PDT, Jul 27 | Arlene Longson | I don't want to kill the planet. |
Reject Gas Guzzling in the Energy Bill!
Dear Senator/Representative:
I am disappointed that both the House and Senate squandered an important opportunity to include provisions in the energy bill that would have required the auto industry to produce cars and trucks that get significantly greater gas mileage.
As passed, both the House and Senate bills actually increase our dependence on oil. This is unacceptable. Congress should pass an energy bill that dramatically reduces our oil consumption, reduces climate change gases, and saves consumers money at the gas pump.
I understand that Congress is now working to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions before sending a final bill to the President for his signature. I urge you to do what you can to ensure that the energy bill does not contain provisions that weaken current fuel economy law and allow the auto industry to continue to produce gas-guzzling cars and trucks based on outdated technology. In particular, reject the Senate provisions that exempt pickup trucks from any future increases in fuel economy, extend existing loopholes, and create more hurdles to higher fuel economy standards.
It is time for the auto industry to put its technical know-how and engineering prowess to work for consumers, the environment, and greater energy security. No more excuses.
Sincerely,
I am disappointed that both the House and Senate squandered an important opportunity to include provisions in the energy bill that would have required the auto industry to produce cars and trucks that get significantly greater gas mileage.
As passed, both the House and Senate bills actually increase our dependence on oil. This is unacceptable. Congress should pass an energy bill that dramatically reduces our oil consumption, reduces climate change gases, and saves consumers money at the gas pump.
I understand that Congress is now working to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions before sending a final bill to the President for his signature. I urge you to do what you can to ensure that the energy bill does not contain provisions that weaken current fuel economy law and allow the auto industry to continue to produce gas-guzzling cars and trucks based on outdated technology. In particular, reject the Senate provisions that exempt pickup trucks from any future increases in fuel economy, extend existing loopholes, and create more hurdles to higher fuel economy standards.
It is time for the auto industry to put its technical know-how and engineering prowess to work for consumers, the environment, and greater energy security. No more excuses.
Sincerely,
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