U.S. proposes accelerated plan for auto fuel efficiency

202213 Resource 107530 107631 107631 1208965487853 1208967025104 Controlled Headlines from Earth Day 2008

A few "Energy Daily" headlines from yesterday.

As you may or may not know, yesterday was Earth Day and falls on April 22nd every year.  Here are a couple environmental news stories that made headlines on the big day.<ul><li>The U.S. has proposed an ambitious new schedule for <a title="US Proposes Increased Fuel Efficiency in Autos" href="http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/US_proposes_accelerated_plan_for_auto_fuel_efficiency_999.html" target="_blank">improving automobile fuel efficiency</a>.  The new plan calls for bigger emissions reductions than previous plans submitted by President Bush and Congress.  The new proposal will save nearly 55 billion gallons of fuel and a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions estimated at 521 million metric tonnes.</li><li>Another fuel efficiency headline - this time from <a title="New Accord Signed By Aircraft Industry Reps" href="http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Airbus_Boeing_sign_accord_to_cut_air_traffic_impact_on_environment_999.html" target="_blank">Boeing and Airbus</a>.  The two aircraft manufacturers will work with U.S. and European governments to move towards a modern air traffic management system.  The goals are to reduce the environmental impact of air transportation, reduce gas emissions, increase fuel efficiency, and improve air routes.</li></ul> 9 application/xml false earth day efficiency emissions fuel U.S. proposes accelerated plan for auto fuel efficiency The US administration Tuesday proposed a stepped-up schedule for improving automobile fuel efficiency, accelerating plans in a law enacted last year. http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/US_proposes_accelerated_plan_for_auto_fuel_efficiency_999.html Airbus, Boeing sign accord to cut air traffic impact on environment Rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing put aside their differences and signed an agreement on Tuesday to work together to cut the impact of air traffic on the environment. http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Airbus_Boeing_sign_accord_to_cut_air_traffic_impact_on_environment_999.html Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; InfoPath.2) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 cdarwin 74.202.198.130 false true false false true 205814 false false true false false false true 107530 blog blogsite/Enviance/web