Do you remember when used motor oil , 5 quarts, was spread on fence rows
to kill the weeds? I can't believe that hurt the enviorment . When the
county govt truck came by and sprayed hundreds of gallons on the gravel
road I expect harm was done.
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> From: Jim, Donna, Erin, and Brian <leefam@wcc.net>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Junker Law was: 99 Dakota R/T
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 1998 1:53 PM
>
> At 01:57 PM 7/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think pollution was the point, Mike. I'm
> >pro environment - back when I used to smoke (another governmental
> >fiasco), when I would go fishing or hunting I would put my butts back
> >in the cigarette pack - very easy and the place looked JUST like it
> >did before I got there. So I really am one of the environmental "good
> >guys" - promise. It is, however, a fact that I can't legally put
> >duals on my 97 Dak - even if it passes a sniffer (which would be
> >easy). I couldn't do it if my exhaust spewed pure oxygen. This law
> >was put together by a bunch of chicken sh!t mother f*****s who don't
> >have any idea what they are talking about. Meanwhile, although it has
> >gotten much better, corporate America still gets away with murder in
> >some cases as far as the environment goes. Furthermore, if we really
> >want to protect the earth, we need TOUGH sanctions against countries
> >with lax environmental laws. Russian or Brazilian air doesn't "stay"
> >in Russia and Brazil. You think LA is bad??? Try going to Mexico
> >City - the air is a joke!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> >In closing, let me state that I know this country consumes more
> >natural resources than any other, and I would like to see our
> >recycling rate increase drastically. I am also glad that it's
> >currently not kosher to dump used motor oil down a storm drain like
> >everyone did when I was a kid. I'll even go so far as to say "shame
> >on you" to the no cat guys. But the answer is not snowballing
> >emissions regulations aimed at killing large displacement V8's - and
> >that's precisely where we are heading. We shouldn't have to "sneak"
> >to put another exhaust pipe on our trucks! I shouldn't have to sneak
> >to pull my muffler off - it's as quiet as a truck with glasspacks (my
> >cat is on and functioning, thank you).
> >
> >At least that's what I interpreted from the previous post.
> >
> >Tate
> >
>
>
> Tate,
>
> I totally agree with you. As far as I can tell our country has the
> stricktest laws governing emissions in the world, besides some European
> countries. Anyhow, although our country consumes more natural resources
> than anyone else, I SERIOUSLY doubt that we have a higher overall
pollution
> rate compared to other countries. We probably use our resources in a
> "cleaner" way than most anywhere else.
>
> Remember, it's all about politics, money, and getting the most votes.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
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