Bush pitches alternatives to automakers

Bush and Congress share the goals of reducing reliance or foreign oil, raising fuel efficiency and minimizing emissions that contribute to global warming, and now Bush is pushing his plan to the automakers. His goal is to lower the gas consumption by 20% in 10 years, which will last well after his presidency. While this sounds good, some disagree with his plan. Kevin Curtis, the senior vice president of National Environmental Trust said, " President Bush is leaving fuel economy standards up to chance. His proposal just asks Congress for a bunch of regulatory flexibility and tells the rest of us to hope for the best." It's hard to tell if 20% will help us with our problem. Ten years seems so far away, and especially when there are still Americans buy huge SUV's. I know I can't be complaining too much since I have a Jeep, but people need to know the different choices out there. Bush is also trying to push Hybrid cars and new technology. Do you think Bush’s plan is enough to make a change or if there should be more done to solve this large problem? I feel that one thing that needs to be done is teaching the citizens what they need to do, and how this isn’t something that is going to get better on it’s own. We need to take the right steps to solve this problem, and it needs to happen soon. What are your views on this subject?