Adam, Thank you for your enlightening comments on this. I hate the way that articles like the one that was quoted are presented with as little context as possible in order , in my opinion, to elicit the kind of responses that others have given here......
Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: CO2 Restrictions I'm no expert, but I think the amount of emitted CO2 correlates pretty well with the amount of poisonous gasses emitted. In other words, it would be pretty hard to emit a bunch of poisonous gas without emitting a bunch of CO2 as well. Instead of making it complicated by limiting each poisonous gas, they just limit the CO2 and the others will naturally follow. There's another argument here that's not related to the environment - it's our foreign dependence on oil. With modern technology (catalytic converters/unleaded gasoline) you can do a much better job of catching Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen Oxide, and Carbon Monoxide, but this doesn't do anything about our huge dependence. By limiting CO2, you're actually forcing an increase of the average MPG which will eventually reduce our dependence. Pretty smart move if you ask me. Our public opinion on oil dependency is almost the same as it was towards smoking before the 70's: most people don't know it's a problem; some people know it's a problem, but it's just inconvenient to quit; others simply ignore it ("it'll be a cold day in hell before you take my Suburban!"). I'm confident this will change soon as it's beginning to become more mainstream. Adam. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: CO2 Restrictions > > > http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/7/22/192020 > > > California has put restrictions in the amount of CO2 a vehicle can > release. > > So what they are saying: > > Carbon Dioxide bad: you know the gas that occurs naturally when you > breathe! > > Carbon Monoxide good: you know the truly harmful gas that > might actually > cause problems to Ozone layer. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
