02-08-2007, 06:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-08-2007, 06:14 PM by Quickening.)
I agree that we should try to become more economical and environment friendly. I don't see where tax dollars come in to play though.
Each year, the US continues to raise the standards for the amount of CO2 and other pollutants that are allowed to come out of cars. Cars continue to become more efficient. GM will have Hydrogen cars on the road by 2010 (I'm sure the California area will get an infrastructure up and running first. Biodiesel and Ethanol all help. GM even showed a new plug in hybrd, while really this does nothing because it just draws electricity from your house, which most likely powered by coal somewhere else. GM also have two levels of Hybrids and they are starting with hybrids on their big SUVs/Trucks where the most gain can be made and then their cars. This is JUST GM. Toyota has lots of hybrids also. Honda is in a race with GM for the Hydrogen cars.
The EU has just tried to pass a new level of restriction for car pollution so much that automakers are fighting it.
Move to Nuclear power for the love of the world. The last plant built was decades ago and everyone is still scared. Our technology is so much more advanced now. It would provide an insane amount of clean energy and we could stop burning coal for energy.
Wind energy. Texas is going insane with it, I think we have the most wind energy in all of US (beat out Cali last year).
This is the work of private companies and govt mandating change.
Sure more budget money could go to the govt agencies that protect the environment, but I just don't see that happening. It seems all the money goes to either defense spending or medical health spending, NIH.
Each year, the US continues to raise the standards for the amount of CO2 and other pollutants that are allowed to come out of cars. Cars continue to become more efficient. GM will have Hydrogen cars on the road by 2010 (I'm sure the California area will get an infrastructure up and running first. Biodiesel and Ethanol all help. GM even showed a new plug in hybrd, while really this does nothing because it just draws electricity from your house, which most likely powered by coal somewhere else. GM also have two levels of Hybrids and they are starting with hybrids on their big SUVs/Trucks where the most gain can be made and then their cars. This is JUST GM. Toyota has lots of hybrids also. Honda is in a race with GM for the Hydrogen cars.
The EU has just tried to pass a new level of restriction for car pollution so much that automakers are fighting it.
Move to Nuclear power for the love of the world. The last plant built was decades ago and everyone is still scared. Our technology is so much more advanced now. It would provide an insane amount of clean energy and we could stop burning coal for energy.
Wind energy. Texas is going insane with it, I think we have the most wind energy in all of US (beat out Cali last year).
This is the work of private companies and govt mandating change.
Sure more budget money could go to the govt agencies that protect the environment, but I just don't see that happening. It seems all the money goes to either defense spending or medical health spending, NIH.