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Navigating Energy Policy: Balancing Efficiency, Production, and Sustainability

Explore key energy policy issues including the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) standards, domestic drilling expansion, renewable energy development, and challenges with alternative fuel sources like CNG vehicles and electric vehicles. Delve into debates over nuclear waste disposal, coal's environmental impact, and unintended consequences of ethanol on food production.

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Navigating Energy Policy: Balancing Efficiency, Production, and Sustainability

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  1. ENERGY POLICY ISSUES • CAFÉ (CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL EFFICIENCY) STANDARDS • 54.5 MPG BY 2025 • EXPAND DOMESTIC DRILLING • OFF-SHORE, ANWR, FEDERAL LANDS • KEYSTONE PIPELINE • APPROXIMATELY 500,000 BARRELS PER DAY • DEVELOP WIND, SOLAR, BIO-FUELS • MUST BE HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED • CNG VEHICLES (NGVs) • BEST FOR FLEETS • NEEDS INFRA-STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • ELECTRIC VEHICLES • SUBSIDIZED, VERY SLOW SALES GROWTH • NEEDS INFRA-STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT • ETHANOL • UNINTENDED IMPACT ON FOOD PRODUCTION • NUCLEAR • NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES • COAL • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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