Thursday, April 22, 2010
Government at Work - on clean air
Meanwhile, volcanoes spew gazillions of particles into to the atmosphere without restriction...
Michelle Breidenbach has much more about this at Syracuse.com:
"The U.S. government passed new emissions standards that required new diesel-powered cars and trucks to use the filters. New York state government helped Corning build the new plant. Then, the state passed its own emissions law that forces owners of old diesel vehicles used on state contracts to install the filters — an upgrade that could cost as much as $30,000 each."
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The private business owners who drive old diesel trucks have the government to blame.
To them, the filter represents the heavy hand of a reckless state government that writes laws without carefully considering the consequences."
Starting Jan. 1, every truck that shows up on a New York state work site will have to carry a sticker that says it has passed the new emissions test. That includes the hundreds of private businesses that contract with New York to build roads, bridges and buildings. It even includes the subcontractors who deliver concrete or haul away debris."
