And we were doing so well. I was really hoping to avoid this...
<sigh>
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> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
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> jon@dakota-truck.net
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 1:22 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Jeep Liberty
>
>
> droo <03dakotacc4.7_4x4@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> : Diesel might be more efficient but it's also much dirtier.
> Until they get
> : the cleaner technologies into the cars, diesel isn't all
> that great for
> : the enviroment. It's also not so easy to come buy if you
> are more than 1
> : mile from a major highway.
>
>
> That's assuming of course that you can believe anything
> anybody says in this area. Clean cars vs. dirty cars, global
> warming, the environment, etc. Personally, I think the whole
> thing is a complete crock. Most of what you hear is based on
> politics as opposed to science, and even those in the
> "environmentalist" camp who DO seem to be approaching the
> whole thing from a scientific standpoint quite obviously
> don't have a clue. I mean, when you see studies saying that
> animals create more "greenhouse gasses" than vehicles ever
> have, and the fact that a single volcanic eruption spews more
> so called "pollution" into the air than man could ever hope
> to do in a million years, its pretty hard to take someone
> complaining about "dirty" vehicles seriously. The sooner man
> realizes that he's just an impotent speck who couldn't
> destroy the environment if he tried, the better off we'll all
> be. (We can create isolated, local problems sure, but global
> climactic change? Not a chance. ...and even the local
> problems seem to get cleaned up in relativey short order by
> nature.) Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating trying to
> destroy the environment
> - I'm into conservation - I think at some level, everybody
> is; nobody WANTS dirty air and water; its just that the
> people who call themselves environmentalists have blown
> things so far out of proportion that it'd be comical if the
> consequences of their actions weren't so dire. (i.e. to name
> just one, the nearly 100 million people who are dead and the
> millions who die every year thanks to the banning of DDT - a
> harmless pesticide.)
>
>
> The "environmentalists" have cried wolf over so many
> things that have since been proven to be wrong, lies, or
> both, that on the rare occasion that they DO raise a
> legitimate concern, they have a huge credibility gap to
> overcome. At this point, the "environmentalists" are almost
> certainly doing more harm to the environment than good, and
> they are definitely doing more harm than good to the well
> being of the earth's population in general. Speaking just
> for myself, I have personally reached to the point where I
> automatically assume that anything coming out of the
> "environmentalist" camp is a lie until I can verify otherwise.
>
>
> Anyway, this is getting a bit off topic, :-) but in a
> roundabout way, I guess what I'm saying is that the so called
> "environmental impact" a vehicle has doesn't even register on
> my radar. This is because I could drive an oil tanker to
> work every day and it wouldn't have the slightest
> environmental impact. When buying a vehicle, pick the one
> that will work the best for you; wether you need towing
> capability, cargo space, good gas mileage, whatever. If
> diesel fits the bill, then by all means, go for it! IMHO,
> diesel engines have been vastly underutilized in the USA,
> which is a shame because they have many positive qualities.
> The push to get diesel to be more widely adopted seems to be
> building steam lately, and I wish it well. The average
> diesel engine is an excellent combination of power and
> efficiency, and I would urge everyone to give a diesel
> thorough consideration when it comes time to purchase a vehicle.
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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