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"GREEN" NEWS * USA - New US energy bill meets green lobby approval
Congressional Democrats finalised an energy bill today that will increase fuel efficiency standards for cars for the first time in decadesWashington,DC,USA -The Guardian Unlimited, by Elana Schor -December 4, 2007: -- ... Environmentalists emphasised the positive aspects of the bill and downplayed the hurdles that await the deal... Friends of the Earth president Brent Blackwelder said the energy bill "could mark a major step forward" but added that a strong climate change bill needs to pass Congress next year for the US to make real progress on reversing the risk of environmental calamity... Congressional aides on both sides of the aisle said the tax portions of the bill were still under discussion in talks that continued last night. The House rules committee is set to send the bill to a floor debate either later today or tomorrow... (Photograph: Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images - General Motors trucks are lined up for delivery at the assembly plant in Pontiac, Michigan)
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