Automakers don't want you to see this car!

Urge the Auto Alliance to Stop the Spinning and Suing!

A third of all U.S. global warming pollution comes from vehicles. Under the Clean Air Act, states have the authority to go beyond federal vehicle pollution standards and adopt the California standard for cleaner cars. So far, ten other states have adopted the clean car standards, and a growing number of states are considering them. Unfortunately, rather than make the vehicles consumers want, automakers – led by their legal and lobbying group, the Auto Alliance – are trying to eliminate these clean car rules, making dubious claims about the cost and effectiveness of these standards.

However, the Union of Concerned Scientists engineers have dismantled these automaker arguments with a new vehicle design—the UCS Vanguard. This clean car model uses cost-effective, existing vehicle technologies and fuels to reduce pollution without sacrificing safety and performance—all while saving money at the pump. Please contact the new president of the Auto Alliance, Dave McCurdy, and tell him that consumers want global warming solutions like the UCS Vanguard, not more spin and lawsuits.

Sincerely,

Scott Nathanson
National Field Coordinator
Clean Vehicles Program

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Instructions: Click here to take action on this issue. Tell-A-Friend: Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-Friend! More Information: Currently, 11 states have adopted and at least six additional states are considering adopting California’s strong standards for reducing global warming and smog-forming pollution from vehicles. These rules require about a 30 percent reduction in global warming emissions from new vehicles by 2016. Under a provision of the federal Clean Air Act, states are permitted to adopt initiatives, like California’s clean car rules, that go beyond federal vehicle pollution standards. Unfortunately, the automakers—led by the legal and lobbying group, The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (a.k.a. The Auto Alliance)—have decided to resist these common sense standards in favor of determined lobbying efforts, misleading advertising campaigns, and lawsuits to eliminate the clean car rules. With the change in Congress, however, the Auto Alliance has made a change in its leadership, hiring Dave McCurdy, a former seven-term Democratic congressman from Oklahoma, as its new president. McCurdy is reportedly interested in developing a less adversarial relationship with environmental organizations. UCS engineers recently developed a new clean car design – the UCS Vanguard – That dismantles the key automaker arguments against the standards. The UCS Vanguard package would achieve at least a 41 percent reduction in heat-trapping emissions from small and large cars, minivans, and small and large trucks. More... If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for the Union of Concerned Scientists. The Union of Concerned Scientists relies on individuals like you to support our research and advocacy. Join us to promote practical, science-based environmental and security solutions. If you have general questions, comments or concerns about this action, send email to ucsaction@ucsusa.org