Washington Post: Remember when Obama was going to heal the planet and slow the very rising of the seas? Never mind

New vehicle rules to curb greenhouse gas emissions spark debate - The Washington Post

Heather Zichal, deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate-change policy, makes a forceful case for the need to slash greenhouse-gas emissions and boost the efficiency of cars and small trucks: The moves will cut America’s oil consumption, foster the nation’s energy independence, save consumers money at the pump and help revive domestic auto manufacturers.

What she doesn’t volunteer is that they will curb climate change.
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Has the administration given up on climate change since legislation died in the Senate last year, as some advocates allege? Or has it simply rebranded the idea and its goals, as others complain?

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, said the administration runs a risk when it minimizes global warming’s public profile.

“I don’t blame the president for the failure of climate legislation, but I do hold him accountable for allowing opponents to fill the void with misinformation and outright lies about climate change,” he said. “By excising ‘climate change’ from his vocabulary, the president has surrendered the power that only he has to explain challenging issues and advance complex solutions for our country.”
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Ex-congressman Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-N.Y.), who led a group of former GOP politicians in calling last week for stricter fuel-efficiency standards, supports the administration’s efforts in that arena. “Talk of global warming doesn’t resonate with voters the way that the price of driving to work does,” he said.
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Dan Becker, who directs the Center for Auto Safety’s Safe Climate Campaign, said that if the public debate ends up focusing on oil consumption, “we win,” because it is a more popular message than anything related to global warming.