U.S. Environmental Legislation

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Environmental legislation in the U.S. is a large topic, encompassing regulation of many aspects of the air, water, and land use.

• Mining/Timber
• Waterlands
• chemicals

[edit] Reducing carbon emissions

With the increase in attention to global warming, carbon emissions have become a major target of government regulation both in the US and abroad.

• caps
• emissions trading

Drivers

• US Politics
  • democrats historically favor regulation
• Supreme court decisions
• Science

[edit] Increasing vehicle fuel efficiency

Driven by:

• rising gas prices
• politics
  • public opinion about global warming
  • democrats
• global politics (instablity in middle east)
• alternate fuel -- costs and availability
• fall of US automakers

Positives

• Japanese automakers -- Honda, Toyota, Nissan
• alternate technology (electric cars)

Negatives

• US automakers - GM, Ford, Chrysler
  • analysts differ. increasing fuel economy may decrease profits, but analysts differ on whether this is significantly or not
  • "each 5% increase in fuel economy standards costing between $200 and $400 per vehicle, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Rod Lache"
  • smaller vehicles less profitable
  • "Of the 11.4 million vehicles Detroit sold last year, 59% were trucks." (minivans, pickups, suvs)
• alternate fuel? either/or?

[edit] Alternate fuels

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