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Re: Environmentalism & E-Check

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From: Lou Duchez
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 00:00
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In article <51d2i3$l9n@csu-b.csuohio.edu>,
drsoran@ni.cba.csuohio.edu (drsoran) wrote:
> Lou Duchez (ljduchez@en.com) wrote:

> : It's purely a revenue-garnering endeavor, yet another expense put on the
> : peoples' tab while business lives it up.  Why else would commercial
> : vehicles, the heaviest-polluting vehicles out there, be E-Check exempt? 

> 	Because the billowing black smoke that they release into the air 
> is "E-Check Certified Clean"... "It won't pollute the environment like 
> those nasty cars will..."  Naw.. it doesn't pollute the environment.. I 
> just LOVE riding behind a <cough><cough><gag><cough> bus.. they're so 
> ecologically friendly to the gentle balance of man and nature.  Yea, right.

Public transportation *could* be a relatively eco-friendly way to go.
But that would involve proper management of RTA and a genuine dedication
in county government to long-term solutions for the common good.

While I'm at it, I might as well wish for a pony too.
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From: ljduchez@en.com (Lou Duchez)
Subject: Re: Environmentalism & E-Check
Date: 1996/09/14
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