[curiosity]

Not at all. If Congress actually wants to increase energy efficiency there is a simple, elegant and cost-effective way to how to go about it. Just make energy more expensive. The easiest way to do that is a carbon tax. Such a tax would make fossil fuels which are contributing to man-made global warming more expensive, making low-carbon energy alternatives more relatively attractive.

Yup. That's what dems would do if they really wanted to limit energy consumption. Of course, they're not really interested in that; they're just interested in political posturing.

Typical.

I hope president Bush vetos this POS legislation.

[NRA1995]

If Congress actually wants to increase energy efficiency there is a simple, elegant and cost-effective way to how to go about it.

Get rid of Congressional flights and let them all drive Mini-Coopers to get where they're going. Both parties are about as useful as the human appendix.