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Renewable Energy Drives Security: Bush State of Union




Bush State of the Union emphasizes renewable energyPresident shares strategy for energy security through renewable fuels and car fuel economy standards. ...

... "America Will Reach The President's Twenty In Ten Goal By:

Increasing The Supply Of Renewable And Alternative Fuels By Setting A Mandatory Fuels Standard To Require 35 Billion Gallons Of Renewable And Alternative Fuels In 2017 – Nearly Five Times The 2012 Target Now In Law. In 2017, this will displace 15 percent of projected annual gasoline use.

Reforming And Modernizing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards For Cars And Extending The Current Light Truck Rule. In 2017, this will reduce projected annual gasoline use by up to 8.5 billion gallons, a further 5 percent reduction that, in combination with increasing the supply of renewable and alternative fuels, will bring the total reduction in projected annual gasoline use to 20 percent. " ...

Via White House, State of Union Address: Twenty In Ten: Strengthening America's Energy Security

 

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