Hill Heat: GM Chief Asks Dealers to Lobby Against State-Level Greenhouse LimitsScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.org,2005:TypoTypo2008-02-11T14:11:41-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:566283a5-4fdc-457f-9491-6da71adeda112008-02-11T14:03:00-05:002008-02-11T14:11:41-05:00GM Chief Asks Dealers to Lobby Against State-Level Greenhouse LimitsFrom the <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQ7UpdEGCCzmVYTqOKjjEO0VCTVAD8UN65S80">AP</a>:
<blockquote>General Motors Corp. <span class="caps">CEO</span> Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
<p>Wagoner, speaking to the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in San Francisco, said several states want to go beyond requirements passed by Congress.</p>
<p>If that happens and automakers must focus on state regulations, they won’t be able to focus as much on alternative fuel vehicles to reduce oil consumption and pollution, he said.</p>
<p>“We’re not going to be able to accomplish everything that we otherwise could,” Wagoner said. . .</p>
<p>“We need to work together to educate policymakers at the state and local levels on the importance of tough but national standards,” Wagoner told the dealers group.</p>
<p>He also said dealers and automakers should push for infrastructure to handle new technologies including hydrogen and ethanol fueling stations and charging stations for electric vehicles.</blockquote></p>
GM is the <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/04/green-vehicles-garner-gm-a-dnc-contract/">official vehicle provider for the Democratic National Convention</a>, a decision highlighted as part of the <span class="caps">DNC</span>’s “green” mission:
<blockquote>“GM’s leadership in this area will play a critical role in our event – helping us make this the ‘greenest’ political convention our country has ever seen, while providing our guests with yet another convenient option for getting around Denver.”</blockquote>
– Leah Daughtry, <span class="caps">DNC CEO</span>
<blockquote>Once we talked to them about how we really wanted to push the environmental piece, they were 100 percent on board.</blockquote> – Cameron Moody, the <span class="caps">DNCC</span>’s director of operations
<blockquote>This will be a great showcase to change perceptions about GM and to show we are taking leadership.</blockquote> – GM spokesman Greg MartinFrom the <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQ7UpdEGCCzmVYTqOKjjEO0VCTVAD8UN65S80">AP</a>:
<blockquote>General Motors Corp. <span class="caps">CEO</span> Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
<p>Wagoner, speaking to the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in San Francisco, said several states want to go beyond requirements passed by Congress.</p>
<p>If that happens and automakers must focus on state regulations, they won’t be able to focus as much on alternative fuel vehicles to reduce oil consumption and pollution, he said.</p>
<p>“We’re not going to be able to accomplish everything that we otherwise could,” Wagoner said. . .</p>
<p>“We need to work together to educate policymakers at the state and local levels on the importance of tough but national standards,” Wagoner told the dealers group.</p>
<p>He also said dealers and automakers should push for infrastructure to handle new technologies including hydrogen and ethanol fueling stations and charging stations for electric vehicles.</blockquote></p>
GM is the <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/04/green-vehicles-garner-gm-a-dnc-contract/">official vehicle provider for the Democratic National Convention</a>, a decision highlighted as part of the <span class="caps">DNC</span>’s “green” mission:
<blockquote>“GM’s leadership in this area will play a critical role in our event – helping us make this the ‘greenest’ political convention our country has ever seen, while providing our guests with yet another convenient option for getting around Denver.”</blockquote>
– Leah Daughtry, <span class="caps">DNC CEO</span>
<blockquote>Once we talked to them about how we really wanted to push the environmental piece, they were 100 percent on board.</blockquote> – Cameron Moody, the <span class="caps">DNCC</span>’s director of operations
<blockquote>This will be a great showcase to change perceptions about GM and to show we are taking leadership.</blockquote> – GM spokesman Greg Martin