[geeks] Import Fees

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
" 
" On Fri, 23 May 2008, Phil Stracchino wrote:
" 
" > Faugh.  "Carbon credits" are the new snake oil.  It's a giant shell
" > game of buying and selling licenses to pollute, while pretending with
" > a straight face that it'll make things better.  Papal indulgences in
" > shiny new Imperial clothes.
" 
" It falls right in line with the "zero emmissions vehicle" laws in
" California.  Unless your power company is 100% wind-generation and/or
" hydroelectric, the emissions are far from zero.  They're just a good
" distance away.  Out of sight, out of mind?

not to mention the energy and ecological costs of making the zev and
disposing of your old car.  the fed epa did a study which concluded
teh greenest thing you can do is maintain your present car and keep it
on the roads as long as possible.

sidelight: we could use a recycling law like germany's.  mfrs are
required to dispose of their products when discarded, and all
packaging.  right away, big gaudy mostly-empty boxes disappeared from
pharmacy shelves, and if you take a german car apart you'll find every
speck of plastic marked with the appropriate recycling logo.

contrast that with the az [iirc] power co that lobbied for a crusher
bill so they wouldn't have to clean their own emissions, then after it
was passed - oh btw they also needed a landfill permit; only 1/2 the
avg american car is recyclable...
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