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- limit imposed by the U.S. president is 2011.
- also said the government should work with the federal states in imposing tougher standards for vehicles.
- "For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, we must have the courage and commitment to change. "
The president said that in the context of this project will seek to accelerate the creation of clean energy to achieve a saving of two billion dollars a year. The front energy independence on foreign oil, he promised, will be one of the priorities of his mandate.
Thus, two measures announced that, as claimed, lay the foundation for achieving this goal.
The first is an executive order that will force automakers to produce vehicles by 2011 more efficient in their consumption .
have run the time when Washington dragged their feet "
Unlike the previous government of President George W. Bush , which long resisted forced to impose measures that make vehicles more efficient, Obama said the regulation" not a added weight to the motor industry, but prepares for the future. "
Also, the president said at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, which the Government must work with states in imposing tougher standards for vehicles.
California and a dozen other states tried to impose limits tougher than federal gas emissions of their vehicles, but the Bush administration blocked them.
Obama said, in this sense that they have "run out of time when Washington dragged their feet." The president ordered the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal agency responsible for environmental monitoring, to review decisions against state initiatives to impose tougher measures.
"For the sake of our security, our economy and our planet, must have the courage and commitment to change " said the president.