Comments on: Carmakers Lose Emissions Case, California Waits For EPA Decision http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/09/13/carmakers-lose-emissions-case-california-waits-for-epa-decision/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/09/13/carmakers-lose-emissions-case-california-waits-for-epa-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-20682 Brian Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:33:54 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/09/13/carmakers-lose-emissions-case-california-waits-for-epa-decision/#comment-20682 Kent, I don't follow your logic. If the state of California has the right to regulate automobile emissions of CO2, then it has the right to do so. If automobile manufacturers can only do that by raising fuel efficiency, then they will have to raise fuel efficiency, won't they? That means higher gas mileage. So this law suit (if it succeeds) does exactly what it needs to: push auto manufacturers toward higher gas mileage, while cleaning up California's air (lets not forget all the *other* pollutants that are reduced via higher gas mileage) and fighting global warning. Nothing "silly" about that. Kent, I don’t follow your logic. If the state of California has the right to regulate automobile emissions of CO2, then it has the right to do so. If automobile manufacturers can only do that by raising fuel efficiency, then they will have to raise fuel efficiency, won’t they? That means higher gas mileage. So this law suit (if it succeeds) does exactly what it needs to: push auto manufacturers toward higher gas mileage, while cleaning up California’s air (lets not forget all the *other* pollutants that are reduced via higher gas mileage) and fighting global warning.

Nothing “silly” about that.

]]> By: Kent http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/09/13/carmakers-lose-emissions-case-california-waits-for-epa-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-10880 Kent Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:11:34 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/09/13/carmakers-lose-emissions-case-california-waits-for-epa-decision/#comment-10880 What silliness... If California and Vermont really want to reduce CO2 emissions, it only means one thing: higher gas mileage or less miles traveled. There is no 'catalytic converter' for CO2 like their was for hydrocarbon and NOX emissions. So... Cali and Vermont: raise your gas taxes, increase taxes on vehicles with engines larger than 2.0L, make drivers get a special permit to get a vehicle over 4,000# It really is the only way. What silliness…

If California and Vermont really want to reduce CO2 emissions, it only means one thing: higher gas mileage or less miles traveled. There is no ‘catalytic converter’ for CO2 like their was for hydrocarbon and NOX emissions.

So… Cali and Vermont: raise your gas taxes, increase taxes on vehicles with engines larger than 2.0L, make drivers get a special permit to get a vehicle over 4,000#

It really is the only way.

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