US fuel and emissions standards

The new US fuel and emissions standards for cars and trucks being announced today will be like putting a yellow "Support Our Troops" ribbon on every light vehicle in the United States.
Yes, consumers will pay billions more for more fuel efficient cars, but that's billions that will go into advanced automobile manufacturing, and many more billions of petro-dollars staying in the pockets of consumers and not going to overseas powers. Canada will benefit too.

There are a few good things coming out of this recession...