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In article <51d2i3$l9n@csu-b.csuohio.edu>,
drsoran <drsoran@ni.cba.csuohio.edu> wrote:
>Lou Duchez (ljduchez@en.com) wrote:
>: A. J. Smith (aa4880@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu) wrote:
>: : 
>: : I consider myself an environmentalist and I oppose Ohio's E-Check.
>: : I oppose E-Check because it is very little more effective than the current
>: : system and it diverts attention from new technologies which can produce
>: : automobiles which will not require E-Check.
>
>: 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.
>

You may think it's not environmentally friendly, but diesel engine's
waste products are more safe than the by products of most gasoline
powered automobiles.  They get better mileage because they do a
more "complete/ideal" combustion, I believe.  (I'm sure a chemistry 
type will correct me if I'm wrong on this one).

The real reason commercial vehicles are exempt is because your
(as well as my) representatives are in favor of being cozy with
businesses, despite the problems they might cause.  It boils down
to campaign contributions, allies, formed during the campaings, etc.

As for taking attention away from newer technologies, California
is a perfect example of this.  They legislated zero emission
vehicles.  BMW, for instance is nearing perfection on a Hydrogen
engine system that produces water as basically it's sole product
of combustion.  I'd have to call that extremely friendly, but
since it's not "zero emission" (meaning nothing given off, no
matter what) it doesn't qualify.  They've even got equipment
researched to allow you to split water into hydrogen and oxygen
using solar energy.  This is far superior to electric transportation
where the energy is produced by burning coal.  This is due to
heavy utility lobying and misguided politicians.

-- 
``I've got a great new haircut, and I want all of the chicks to 
  be able to see my head. Don't quote me on that, my girlfriend 
  will kill me.'' 
                 --  Jim Courier, 6/2/96