tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post1982270360404629577..comments2023-08-11T12:04:42.077+02:00Comments on The Church of Rationality: Taking the Car: Good for the Environment?LemmusLemmushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-81736870036626404952008-03-02T02:53:00.000+01:002008-03-02T02:53:00.000+01:00Possible, I don't know. I think it's an admirable ...Possible, I don't know. <BR/><BR/>I think it's an admirable approach, however, for not just assuming that walking=zero emissions because people expand energy and want to recoup that energy, which means eating food, and producing and transporting food means emissions.<BR/><BR/>As I said, I can't really say anything about how valid the conclusion is, but the premise certainly seems to be. If you really want to go into this, you'll have to look at the original reports, which I'm probably not going to.LemmusLemmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266300416434206693.post-86578898362732000392008-03-02T02:07:00.000+01:002008-03-02T02:07:00.000+01:00I would think that his so called number crunching ...I would think that his so called number crunching takes for granted that the cars they are driving meet the minimum EPA standards, when these standards are not being enforced correctly for older cars in Most states. People are hanging on to cars longer and when they start smoking a little bit or even a lot in some cases they can continue to drive them and produce 10 times the pollution of a car that meets standards. How many states actually check emissions during state inspections. <BR/><BR/> Some states do not even require inspections, or if you are in a state like Louisiana, the inspection is nothing but another source of income, and the checks can be completed by just about any service station, or used car dealer who wants to make an easy buck. <BR/><BR/><BR/>This study lacks realism imo.2008billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179566104953906170noreply@blogger.com