CHESSNOID

One of the decisions Obama has made that I like is his stance on the EPA.  He is allowing states to have more strict emissions policy than the Federal laws permit.  I don’t understand why Bush didn’t allow this.  I guess it would have to do something with lobbyists. Regardless, I am happy with Obama’s decision.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) –

U.S. President Barack Obama will start reversing former President George W. Bush’s climate change policies on Monday with steps to raise fuel efficiency standards and grant states authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars.

An administration official said late on Sunday that Obama, who took office last week, would direct the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider a request by California to impose its own strict limits on automobile carbon dioxide emissions.

The request was denied under the Bush administration, prompting California and several other states to sue. The official said a final decision by the EPA would likely take several months.

Another official familiar with the policy shift said Obama would instruct the EPA to approve the waiver allowing California to impose the rules. The state asked the new administration last week to reconsider its request.

If the EPA reverses the previous ruling, more than 12 U.S. states could proceed with plans to impose strict carbon dioxide limits.

California wants to reduce the emissions by 30 percent by 2016 — the most ambitious federal or state effort to address global warming.

Not that there is a ton of people buying cars now, but when the economy improves in the future at least more cars will have better mileage. If we become a more “green” country, then maybe we will have these “true” electric cars instead of just hybrids sooner than later.