Prodded by Supreme Court, Bush moves to counter gas emissions ... by end 2008: "run out the clock to the end of his term without addressing our energy

Bush moves to counter gas emissions | By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer Mon May 14, 6:19 PM ET |

WASHINGTON - President Bush, prodded by a Supreme Court ruling, said Monday his administration will decide how to regulate pollution from new motor vehicles by the time he leaves office.

Bush signed an executive order directing federal agencies to craft regulations that will "cut gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles." He ordered the agencies — the departments of Transportation, Agriculture and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency — to have the rules in place by the end of 2008.

The announcement came as gasoline prices hit a new record. The average national price of a gallon of gas reached $3.07 on Monday, above the previous peak of $3.06 set soon after Hurricane Katrina hit at the end of August 2005.
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"It appears that the president wants to run out the clock to the end of his term without addressing our energy needs," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif.