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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: What kind of gas to use?
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 09:54:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 14 09:54:00 1985
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Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
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In article <5100001@hplsle.UUCP> kunz@hplsle.UUCP (Bob Kunz) writes:

>Tom's reponse to this note string demonstrates the basic problem with
>the way our government operates... special interest groups.  Tom wants
>to tell the EPA that we need lead in our gasoline and they would better
>spend their time triing to eliminate tobacco smoke, acid rain....

>I would say the EPA should not be influenced by special interests.  If
>lead out of all gas would improve the environment, then it is a good thing,
>regardless of how it effects special interest groups.  And as speed racer
>points out, tetra-ethyl lead is available in concentrated form for those
>who *really* nead it.

>The essence of the proposed legislation is to keep lead out of cars that
>were intended to be run on unleaded.

This indeed may be the essence, but unfortunately it forces an unfair
burden on those of us owning cars DESIGNED TO RUN ON LEADED gasoline.
Does everybody have to be punished because some idiots enlarge their
gas tank filler holes and feed their cars leaded gas?

As to the argument about special interest groups, I would like to
point out that for the past 10 years and more, there have been
complaints about acid rain, but nothing is being done about it.
Hundreds upon hundreds of lakes in Canada and the northern U.S. are
dying because of acid rain, not to mention the damage done to plants,
animals, humans and anything (such as cars) that sits outside in the
rain.  The Canadian government has been attempting to get the EPA to
do something about the problem (since most of the acid rain comes from
south of the border and Canada has already enacted legislation
reducing sulphur emissions) but the EPA hasn't done ANYTHING.  Why?
Well, there's a special interest group down in the U.S. called
``Big Business''.  These guys have a lot more pull than the owners of
cars running leaded gas, and hence, guess who gets hit first?

I wouldn't be surprised if Ralph ``K-Mart'' Nader has his hands in
this as well.  He's known to have a strong dislike for anything that's
fun to drive as well as the people who like to drive.


				   \tom haapanen
				   watmath!watdcsu!haapanen
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