Obama Calls for Energy Independence, Greater Fuel Efficiency
1,007 views · Published 27 January 2009 · 2:14 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
U.S. President Barack Obama took action Monday, January 26th to boost the fuel efficiency and reduce the carbon emissions of U.S-made automobiles. The president ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review requests from more than a dozen states to set standards for automobile emissions that are stricter than current federal regulations. Also Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed a special U.S. envoy on climate change. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.
