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Defense Environment Alert - 04/19/2005

ACTIVISTS TARGETS BUSH ENERGY POLICIES IN SUIT OVER DOD FUEL USE

April 19, 2005
A new lawsuit by environmentalists charges that the Bush administration has failed to ensure that DOD and other federal agencies are purchasing required numbers of alternative fuel vehicles, which they say will undercut domestic efforts to reduce soaring gasoline prices. The lawsuit marks a new line of attack by environmentalists looking to undercut the Bush administration's energy policies, as the House plans to vote this week on comprehensive energy legislation that includes controversial provisions allowing oil drilling in the Arctic...


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