Greenpeace, The Sierra Club and Public Citizen dropped a petition with 250,000 signatures at Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. With the battle over U.S. fuel-economy rules growing more intense, environmental groups have targeted Ford Motor Co. for special treatment as they presented the company with petitions bearing 250,00 signatures calling on the automaker to drop its support for altering the current fuel-economy and emission standards. Madeline Page of the Public Citizen, which helped organize the online petition drive, said Ford was singled out because of the "hypocrisy" of its position. She noted the company pushes a green message in its advertising and its executive chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., warns about the need for safeguarding the environment but conversely its vehicles are consistently among the least fuel efficient, according to a trend report compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency. News Now!