EPA, you are on notice....bitches.

All right, the big thing I talked about earlier probably isn't a big thing, retrospectively. And, since this is 'Earth Week' or whatever hippy holiday it is, I decided to do my part, all be it limited and very non-time consuming.

I was looking at new cars, specifically the stickers. As most know, each car sold in the U.S. has to have a mileage rating, both for city and highway driving. Well, I was curious how the highway mileage was calculated.

When I was driving to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, I noticed that the national highway speed set by these states were at least over 65 mph, and some over 70 mph. When the Highway Mileage Display (I do not know the specific law's name) law went into effect, the national highway average was 55mph. Now that most states increased their mileage to over 65+, few still have 55, I believe. I was just curious if the new highway mileage took this into account. Because, after all, what is the point of having a highway speed determined at 55mph when you live in a region where it is over 65mph. Doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

Well, I asked this question. I went to the www.fueleconomy.gov website, found the contact person, selected my regional representative (NY is region 2), and sent off an e-mail earlier this week, asking this very question.

Now, it is Thursday, and no response. Not sure if this is a good thing, or bad. Granted, it is green week and I am sure the EPA is busy, but I do not think it takes much to answer, Yes, highway mileage is calulcated at 65mph, or no it is not.

Well, if I do not hear from them in about a week from today, I will do something I will forever regret. I will enlist the services of Greenpeace so that their army of lobbyists can figure this shit out and hopefully change it. Their bastards, and will always be, but Hell, every bastard can be usefull from time to time.