Boozhy Headlines: W Stands in the Way of the Environment (and Arnold)

In what can only be heralded as gross indifference to global warming, Bush and his EPA Chief, Stephen Johnson, have denied California the ability to implement more stringent fuel efficency and emissions standards than are upheld in the US national plan.  However, this decision has a much wider net effect than just California, in that 16 States have "either adopted California's tough standards or announced plans to", according to CNN. 

Federal law, to be signed today, would: "increase fuel efficiency standards by 40 percent by 2020, requiring automakers to bring their fleets to an average of 35 miles per gallon." 

In comparison, the California plan: cuts emissions by nearly 30 percent by 2016, raising fuel efficiency standards in the state to 43.7 miles per gallon for passenger cars and some SUVs and trucks, while larger vehicles would need to reach 26.9 mpg by that year.

Schwarzenegger intends to sue the federal governement, stating (and rightly so) that "anything less than aggressive action on the greatest environmental threat of all time is inexcusable."