| Art Alexion on 5 Oct 2007 14:33:45 -0000 |
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On Thursday 04 October 2007 19:37:36 Stephen Gran wrote: > On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 05:12:18PM -0400, Art Alexion said: > > I wonder how much of that has to do with emissions controls required in > > the US. ÂI find current environmental science so flawed in that a > > supposed "green" solution causes unintended problems more severe than the > > original problem. ÂSo, we mandate emissions controls that result in > > greater fuel consumption. ÂNet benefit? > > Funny, I just assumed it was because the US governement panders to auto > makers and lets them produce junk cars that guzzle fuel for no reason. > Trust me, there's no shortage of environmental regulations over here. > If anything, they're stricter, as far as I can tell. My guess is that it's like ethanol fuel that consumes more fossil fuel to make than it replaces. Or cloth diapers, the laundering of which causes more environmental damage than disposable diapers. Jeff's right; follow the money. Attachment:
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