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From: andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers
Subject: Re: No Leaded Gas -- Now What?
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Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 00:25:09 EST
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	"EPA is not to be commended for anything.  I think they need a
	head on their shoulders but they haven't found one with small
	enough brains yet.  Cars are not the largest contributor to air
	pollution today, but they *are* an easy target for EPA and
	that's why we get hit.  However, they could have just clamped
	down on new cars and allowed those of us running older cars to
	keep running them on leaded gas."

I for one applaud the EPA move.

Cars *are* the largest contributor to air pollution in many parts of
the US, including Southern California where they account for 60% of
smog.

The EPA *did* try clamping down on new cars only.  The result was the
some 20% of new car owners ignored the law and put leaded gasoline into
their "unleaded only" cars, risking a $2000 fine if caught.

But the bottom line for me is that kids in urban areas are showing
the effects of lead poisoning.  Even if we had to junk every car on the
road, I'd say it's worth it to clean up their air.

(By the way, why is someone in Ontario complaining about gas
availability in the US?)

  -- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!orca!andrew)       [UUCP]
                       (orca!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]