President Obama signs executive orders on fuel efficiency and vehicle emissions in Washington
President Barack Obama (C) delivers remarks alongside Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson (R) and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood prior to signing a series of executive orders during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 26, 2009. The executive orders will give states more control over car emissions and increase vehicle fuel efficiency standards. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 9 (UPI) -- Car buyers in the five largest European countries are more interested in fuel-efficiency technology than any other feature of prospective vehicles.
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- An informal survey by the Washington Post finds some members of Congress preach fuel efficiency without practicing it. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., for example, was spotted traveling the one block between the Senate office building and a gas station news
