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Article: As Gas Prices Surge Again, Alliance to Save Energy Urges New Congress to Increase Vehicle Fuel Economy
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- January 4, 2007
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To: ENERGY EDITORS
Contact: Ronnie Kweller of Alliance to Save Energy, +1-202-530-
2203, or rkweller@ase.org
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With gas prices
again on theupswing, the Alliance to Save Energy has called on the
new 110th Congress,convening today, to focus on enacting cost-
effective policies for achievinggreater vehicle fuel economy. The
Alliance noted that in just two shortmonths, from the end of October
2006 to January 1, 2007, the average retailprice for regular gas rose
from $2.20 to $2.30 per gallon, or 5 percent.
"The new Congress must - as a first order of business - help
Americansstruggling to meet rising energy costs by insuring that our
cars, SUVs, ...