The energy bill signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush may be a significant victory for environmentalists--mandating that auto manufacturers increase average mileage of cars, SUVs, and light trucks to 35 mpg by 2020.

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The energy bill signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush may be a significant victory for environmentalists--mandating that auto manufacturers increase average mileage of cars, SUVs, and light trucks to 35 mpg by 2020--but the new "standards will make cars ... more dangerous and will cause many more traffic fatalities," argues Keith Lockitch, resident fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, Irvine, Calif. "Compelling automakers to achieve higher mileage forces them to...