REDWOOD NEEDLES

Presented by the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Newsletter, The REDWOOD NEEDLES

Return to

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Update

Rep. George Miller (with Rep. Anna Eshoo) has introduced a bill into the House of Representatives, calling for an increase in CAFE standards to 40 mpg. Rep Miller lists the following five good reasons to support his billSierra Club heartily agrees:

1. Higher CAFE standards keep America from relying on foreign sources of oil.

2. Higher CAFE standards protect our air.

3. Fuel efficiency standards were easily raised 25 years ago, but have not changed since.

4. Higher CAFE standards can be achieved using existing technology.

5. Higher CAFE standards can be achieved without sacrificing safety.

For more details, visit http://www.house.gov/georgemiller/fueldc.html

What You Can Do:

Solano Group members

Thank Rep. George Miller for introducing this bill:

George Miller: 1410 Georgia Street, Vallejo, CA 94590; 645-1888; george.miller@mail.house.gov

Other Group members

Urge your Representative to co-sponsor this bill:

Lynn Woolsey: 2263 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; 542-7182; lynn.woolsey@mail.house.gov

Mike Thompson: 119 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515; (Napa)226-9898, (Eureka) 269-9595; m.thompson@mail.house.gov

The Sierra Club is also working to promote clean energy solutions at the state and federal level, while stopping efforts to roll back environmental protections in favor of President Bush's dirty energy scheme.

To learn more about how you can get involved contact Marsha Taylor, Redwood Chapter Volunteer Coordinator 546-9233 or DSEbright@aol.com .

Sign up to volunteer or just ask to be added to our e-mail action network to stay informed and alerted about opportunities to make your voice heard.

Return to