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Obama Tally: Day 5 - States Rights?
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Barack Obama, Environment, Joe Biden, Energy, Obama AdministrationPresident Obama grabbed the nytimes.com headline today by revealing that tomorrow he will direct regulators to allow states to set their own automobile emissions and fuel efficiency standards. Technically, this means he's restricting the power of the federal government on this issue. Good news for small government conservatives, right? Wrong. This is a big win for the environmentalists. The effect is that California will be able to set high standards, forcing auto manufacturers to meet those standards if they want to do ...
Obama to Let States Restrict Emissions Standards
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Granting California and the other states the right to regulate tailpipe emissions is one of the most dramatic actions Mr. Obama can take to quickly put his stamp on environmental policy. The presidential orders will require automobile manufacturers to begin producing and selling cars and trucks that get higher mileage than the national standard, and on a faster phase-in schedule. The auto companies had lobbied hard against the regulations and challenged them in court. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/us/politics/26calif.h...
Elections Have Consequences
Eschaton —
Suck on this. WASHINGTON — President Obama will direct federal regulators on Monday to move swiftly on an application by California and 13 other states to set strict automobile emission and fuel efficiency standards, two administration officials said Sunday evening. The directive makes good on an Obama campaign pledge and signifies a sharp reversal of Bush administration policy. Granting California and the other states the right to regulate tailpipe emissions would be one of the most emphatic actions Mr. Obama could take to quickly put his stamp on ...
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Sarah Palin may be shopping a book - The Sliming of Sarah Via Los Angeles Times
Throughout the campaign, Palin was kept under wraps by staff, and her appearances were carefully orchestrated in the failed hope of protecting her from ridicule. Frequently when she did engage the media, she appeared ill prepared at best and hopelessly ...
Around the Web in 80 Seconds, 1.26.09
The Latest on Air America —
We've been polling Air Americans to help Obama determine whether he should consider criminal charges against W & Co. for crimes committed during the past 8 years. You said yes. Now it looks like Congress may too ...
A step forward on emissions standards
Political Animal —
... staff, and denied the states' request. There was some question as to whether the White House was involved with the EPA administration's decision to ignore the advice of the EPA. In response to questions, Johnson has stonewalled, delayed, and done did possible to avoid cooperating with oversight, until the Bush gang ultimately claimed executive privilege. Today, the Obama White House will do what Johnson and Bush declined to do: put the authority back in the hands of EPA experts and let states strictly regulate emissions . President Obama will direct federal regulators on ...
A Brief Obama Watch
Angry Bear —
Obama Watch His Economic Outlook: "We begin this year and this Administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action. Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last twenty-six years, and experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits. Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four. And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are forced to forgo college dreams or the chance ...
EPA to Revisit Tighter State Emissions Standards
Daily Kos —
One of President Obama's most-anticipated actions of the day has occurred: U.S. President Barack Obama told the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to reconsider California's request to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars, reversing the climate policies of former President George W. Bush. Anticipating the move, the New York Times wrote: But the centerpiece of Monday’s anticipated announcement is Mr. Obama’s directive to the Environmental Protection Agency to begin work immediately on granting California a waiver, under the Clean Air Act, which allows ...
