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Could Europe Go Gas-Free by 2050?
KickingTiresWith the growing number of hybrids, fuel-efficient turbos and now electric cars hitting American roads, our nation is making progress toward achieving its corporate average fuel economy goal of 35.5 mpg by 2016. But before we collectively pat ourselves...Tags: Travel, Economy, Business and Finance, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Europe, European Union
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EPA Fails Letter-Grade Label on New-Car Stickers
KickingTiresThe Obama administration has decided against a proposal for a new letter-grade-based fuel-efficiency sticker, according to the Wall Street Journal. That sticker was a part of a pair of new proposed labels, which were first shown last August. The graded......Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Authority, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine
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States Get Dismal Grades for Emissions
KickingTiresStates have a lot of autonomy when it comes to setting their transportation policies, and they have done a terrible job at aligning those policies with environmental goals like reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study. The Natural......Tags: Travel, Transportation
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McCain: 'It's tough,' running with GOP
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain today confronted the central question of the campaign against him - that voting to elect him president in November is tantamount to a vote for a third term of the Bush administration. And he faced......Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, White House, Environmental Issues, Government
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Hillary Clinton's concession speech
The Swampby James Oliphant Here is the full text of the speech Hillary Clinton gave in Washington today, in which she ended her presidential campaign and endorsed Barack Obama: "Thank you so much. Thank you all. Well, this isn't exactly the......Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, White House, Local Elections, Health Treatments
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www.fueleconomy.gov a site to bookmark
The Swampby Frank James In this time of high-gas prices, here's a Web site to bookmark in case you haven't done so already: www.fueleconomy.gov. Maintained by the Energy Department, the site tells us what we already know - that our big......Tags: Prices, Environmental Issues
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Bush, Merkel, climate change, asparagus
The Swampby Mark Silva German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is looking for more than handshakes in her relationship with the soon-retiring President Bush, pressed him publicly today for progress on a promised international agreement on climate change. "We had a......Tags: Diplomacy, Environmental Pollution, George W. Bush, Environmental Issues, Government
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Global warming vacation pitch
The SwampPeople from Washington go to the beach to get away from the city's hot air, both meteorological and political. One of the preferred destinations is Ocean City, Maryland, where the mayor, Richard Meehan recently had some fun with the public's increased...Tags: Global Change, Weather, Environmental Issues
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Should we rebuild after the flood?
Maryland WeatherWe've been watching these flood stories coming out of Iowa and some other very wet places this week. Very amazing and very sad for those affected. But I can't help wondering why we continue to allow people to rebuild in flood......Tags: Floods, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology
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Video: McCain global warming ad
Spin CycleMcCain releases a new ad that serves the dual purpose of emphasizing his concern about global warming and emphasizing his disagreements with President Bush. REVISED: We eliminated a sentence commenting on the ad's technical quality; apparently, we had a...Tags: Weather, Global Change, George W. Bush, Environmental Issues
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Bush can go to... : Rahm Emanuel
The Swampby Frank James Rep. Rahm Emanuel, one of Congress's best trash talkers, has some ideas on where President Bush can go. Riffing off Bush's recent farewell tour to Europe, Emanuel, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, suggests, tongue-in-cheek, the...Tags: Business, White House, Health Treatments, Major League Baseball, Sammy Sosa
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Can U.S. still afford oil-drilling bans?
The Swampby Frank James Has the U.S. passed the point where it can enjoy the luxury of restricting drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf and even the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? That is clearly the decision that's been made by Sen.......Tags: Commodity Markets, Natural Resources, Mel Martinez, George W. Bush, Charlie Crist
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