The Air is dirty so time to pay Government more

[dmcowen674]

I left Gwinnett County back in 2000 and got away from the yearly bend over for tail.. pipe inspection which costs a fortune to say, yep your car engine puts out exhaust Gases, now the County I moved to has been declared a pay up for this bad air as well:

4-15-2004 EPA Says 474 Counties Fail Air Standards

WASHINGTON - Counties in 31 states are flunking air-quality standards, drawing a federal warning to clean up industrial plants, put new restrictions on cars and take other action to make their air less polluted.

The EPA said regions in noncompliance may have to impose new controls on industrial plants, restrict transportation and require tougher vehicle inspection programs. Some counties may have to require the use of special, cleaner-burning gasoline.
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We're already getting and paying for the "special" cleaner-burning gasoline.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I left Gwinnett County back in 2000 and got away from the yearly bend over for tail.. pipe inspection which costs a fortune to say, yep your car engine puts out exhaust Gases, now the County I moved to has been declared a pay up for this bad air as well:

4-15-2004 EPA Says 474 Counties Fail Air Standards

WASHINGTON - Counties in 31 states are flunking air-quality standards, drawing a federal warning to clean up industrial plants, put new restrictions on cars and take other action to make their air less polluted.

The EPA said regions in noncompliance may have to impose new controls on industrial plants, restrict transportation and require tougher vehicle inspection programs. Some counties may have to require the use of special, cleaner-burning gasoline.
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We're already getting and paying for the "special" cleaner-burning gasoline.

We are one of those regions that is in non-compliance. Most of the cities pollution is back ground( and documented) from one of 3 places(Mexico farmers, houston refinaries, or tenn coal plants). The new proposed controls will only reduce ozone emissions 1 part per billion(or something like that). Tail pipe emission test are about as effective and tripple auto inspection fees. We avoided tail pipe checks this year, but I am sure it will happen in the future.


I would rather pay clean air fees to reduce the pollution coming out our coal power plants. Tail pipe emission checking is not effective.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: charrison

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
I left Gwinnett County back in 2000 and got away from the yearly bend over for tail.. pipe inspection which costs a fortune to say, yep your car engine puts out exhaust Gases, now the County I moved to has been declared a pay up for this bad air as well:

4-15-2004 EPA Says 474 Counties Fail Air Standards

WASHINGTON - Counties in 31 states are flunking air-quality standards, drawing a federal warning to clean up industrial plants, put new restrictions on cars and take other action to make their air less polluted.

The EPA said regions in noncompliance may have to impose new controls on industrial plants, restrict transportation and require tougher vehicle inspection programs. Some counties may have to require the use of special, cleaner-burning gasoline.
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We're already getting and paying for the "special" cleaner-burning gasoline.

We are one of those regions that is in non-compliance. Most of the cities pollution is back ground( and documented) from one of 3 places(Mexico farmers, houston refinaries, or tenn coal plants). The new proposed controls will only reduce ozone emissions 1 part per billion(or something like that). Tail pipe emission test are about as effective and tripple auto inspection fees. We avoided tail pipe checks this year, but I am sure it will happen in the future.


I would rather pay clean air fees to reduce the pollution coming out our coal power plants. Tail pipe emission checking is not effective.

"Tail pipe emission checking is not effective"

It sure is "effective" in boosting the coffers of the Government. What do you think they do with all that money???
Spend more and on nothing to do with the problem the inspections are supposed to be addressing. :|

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Well, too bad our wonderful Governor here in Iowa just vetoed a clean air initiative. He claims it's because it wasn't tough enough but it would meet or exceed Federal standards. I guess this is just another feather in his VP stakes cap as this is clearly a move to show he can be fringe left enough for the VP spot. We'll see though...

CkG