Pajamas Media » EPA Wasted $13,000 on Low-MPG Car Rentals in Copenhagen — Were Offered Free Zero Emission Cars (PJM Exclusive)

At last December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ran up a $13,000 bill for conventional combustion engine cars, a private driver, and old-fashioned baggage vans, according to government records.

The EPA paid more in two weeks for cars than most Americans make in a month. Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator, chose to ignore Copenhagen’s readily available crunchy alternatives, like hybrids or algae-fueled vehicles that were available — for free — to VIPs and governments through the Danish Foreign Ministry, or demonstration cars that ran on new green fuels produced by California companies. Jackson rented from the very conventional Avis, and drove around in a 158-horsepower, 16 valve conventional gas-powered Ford Mondeo.

The car that Lisa Jackson and her driver used in Copenhagen would have failed the president’s new fuel efficiency standards released yesterday of 35.5 miles per gallon. Her Mondeo only got 25.2 miles per gallon.

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Kulongoski to speak on climate change policy

EUGENE, Ore. - (April 2, 2010) - Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, a national leader in climate change policy, will talk about the potential economic benefits of responsible environmental practices in a talk April 14 at the University of Oregon School of Law.

The governor's lecture, "Addressing Climate Change: The Right Policy is also the Smart Policy, " will explore how climate policy can address issues of social equity and environmental stewardship, as well as foster economic development and energy security. The event will be held at 3:30 p.m. April 14, in Room 175, Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street in Eugene.