Amen (even if I personally am car-dependent). On Nov 13, 2008, at 10:36 PM, Andy Goodell wrote:
> Why is it that I can commute daily at infinite miles per gallon, with > just a few pounds of CO2, but I cannot get a rebate while someone who > buys a foreign car, ships it across the world and drives all the > time is > eligible for $500? > > I want to see a rebate for people who promise to not buy a car. Then > we'd see more walking, more biking, more public transit, more > carpooling, more carsharing, more "vanpool", more trains, more > podcars, > etc. instead of perpetuating the happy motorist society that is > causing > so many issues. > > But that would be too easy right? > > -Andy > > > > George Frantz wrote: >> FYI below from the state lovingly referrred to as "two big cities >> with Alabama in between." >> >> The $1,000,000 equals another 2,000 hybrids on the road in addition >> to those for which PA residents have already received tax credits. >> a small number compared to conventional cars but still a start. >> >> In addition Pennsylvania is allocating $5.3 million toward >> increasing its increasing its biodiesel production incentive to 75 >> cents per gallon. >> >> George Frantz >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County > area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
