Obama proposal on truck efficiency would cut oil use (and CO2 emissions) beyond the 1.8 billion barrels (and nearly one billion tons) of his car standards - President: "I intend to work with members of both parties to pass a [climate] bill this year."

Today Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the EPA and Department of Transportation to reduce U.S. oil use and greenhouse gas pollution by developing more efficient fuel economy standards.

The President directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a first-ever National Policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for Model Years 2014-2018.  Currently trucks ...