> Let's look at the automobiles. Big trucks, such as semi's and dump trucks,
Why always automobiles? They are *not* the biggest source of air pollution (even though everybody tries to tell us so). Houses are. Funny thing about cars is also that they require catalytic converters, which generate N2O, which increases the greenhouse effect (global warming) and depletes the ozone layer. > Let's say that, tomorrow, SUVs, pick up trucks, and the like disappear and > are replaced by automobiles. That would replace a fleet with an average > mileage rating of 16.2 mpg with a fleet with a mileage rating of 22.4 mpg. While everybody wonders why the automobile industry cannot built the ececonmic cars which have been promised 20 years ago, oeverybody also wants increasingly more comfort and safety from cars. Yup, that's the price we have to pay for having a free market economy, and not living in a communist state :-). Funny things about the communist coutries (and othe rless developed countries) is that our industry finally found a place where to use their manufacturing tools. Great. While we try to save on CO2, our industry supplies the chinese with 25 year old car models. > During the interim, we should, of course, minimize their use...by switching > to nuclear power for electricity and wind power where the wind is strong > enough to make it feasible. C'mon...the Greens told us for 30 years that nuclear power is evil. Just like cars. Unfortunately, they forgot about the more evil things... - Klaus _________________________________________________________ This mail sent using V-webmail - http://www.v-webmail.orgg _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
