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Environmentalists give new energy bill lukewarm praise

GLENMONT SPRINGS, Colo. Environmentalists describe the new energy bill provisions as steps in the right direction -- but only just "baby steps."

The lukewarm praise goes to measures giving consumers tax credits for buying hybrid gasoline-electric cars and requiring better efficiency standards for appliances.

But an officer with the Wilderness Society calls these "small gestures." Steve Smith says the bill doesn't do enough to promote conservation. He says the measure falls short on protecting water resources.

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