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From:	Moi (h75.180.72.24.cable.angl.cablerocket.net)
Subject:	Attn General "Moonbeam" cracks the whip.
Date:	December 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm PST

In spite of spending 37 Billion on cleaner air, Attn General thinks EPA is doing too little. One of his keen desires is to make airplanes "More aerodynamic" ;-)
California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia plan to file a petition Wednesday asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from domestic and foreign aircraft departing or landing at American airports. "We want the EPA to take their head out of the sand and actively promulgate rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," California Attorney General Jerry Brown told The Associated Press. "The EPA has taken a very passive and unimaginative approach to combating global warming."

Aviation is responsible for about 3 percent of the country's overall carbon dioxide emissions, and the Federal Aviation Administration expects domestic aircraft emissions to rise by 60 percent by 2025, according to the petition.

The petition asks the EPA to develop rules to reduce aircraft emissions by requiring operators to boost fuel efficiency, use cleaner fuels or build lighter, more aerodynamic airplanes

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