Proposed clean car standards would save Pa. families money
New clean car standards proposed by the Obama administration will save the average Pennsylvania family $200 at the gas pump in 2030, according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The analysis was released Thursday by PennEnvironment, a citizen-based Pennsylvania environmental advocacy group, and outlined how much oil and money Pennsylvanians would save if the average vehicle traveled 54.5 miles per gallon - the standard the Obama administration wants to see met by 2025.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently holding a public comment period on the proposed standards.
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"Our oil addiction is bankrupting America by sending nearly $1 billion a day overseas for foreign oil, wasting money that should be fueling American innovation and industry," added Tim Diehl, a retired master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and current volunteer for the Truman National Security Project, in the release. "All of us have seen, and many of us have, the support our troops magnets on our cars. But if we really want to support our troops we need to make sure that they are never again sent into harm's way to defend our addiction to oil."
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The views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Truman National Security Project or Educational Institute.
