Shel_B
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Well It's not like nobody was aware as the legislation was announced in 2008 and the state set aside $1B to aid business owners with compliance (ex. fitting DPF).Build millions of new trucks to replace perfectly fine ones. You know because that's good for the environment. We have a Freightliner in our fleet with 50k miles that is being banned. What a joke.
Warning you that they are taking your vehicle away doesn't make it better. This is the 3rd vehicle banned.Well It's not like nobody was aware as the legislation was announced in 2008 and the state set aside $1B to aid business owners with compliance (ex. fitting DPF).
Business owners have always been responsible for being aware of the regulatory climate in which they operate. Should I be allowed to operate a coal burning smelter on a property adjacent yours? Probably not. When private property rights aren't defended regulations step in to try to fill the gap.T
Warning you that they are taking your vehicle away doesn't make it better. This is the 3rd vehicle banned.
Better local air quality in the LA and Central Valley basin ? NOx reduction?What they are going to accomplish by doing this is... nothing. This doesn't ban these trucks from using their roads, just from being able to be registered in CA. All this will cause is that these truck owners will register them in another state.
you mean avocado toastSenor. You are going to pay more for your lettuce.
Sure. NIMBY, not my problemBetter local air quality in the LA and Central Valley basin ? NOx reduction?
I agree to a point. 50 years ago cars had little or no emissions systems. Ignition points out of adjustment carbureators floats sunk etc.People forget how bad things were 50 or so years ago. I remember in 1955 driving with my parents out to the sea shore and the smog was so thick it blocked the sun. Cars were driving during the day with their headlights on.
Who remembers acid rain, where the water falling from the sky was contaminated with sulphuric acid, and the acid was eating away at buildings, statues, and various parts of our infrastructure?
Who remembers frequent smog alerts, where residents of various cities were requested to stay indoors and keep their windows closed?
Who remembers the burning Cuyahoga River, which winds its way through northeast Ohio before emptying into Lake Erie, a river which had the reputation of oozing rather than flowing?
Cleaning up all these messes made life better for all of us even though greedy and selfish people who were impacted by the cleanup complained loudly about the "unfairness" of it all, yet in the long run, they, too, benefited, as did their children and grandchildren.
I like going outside in the sunshine and fresh air, and if my contribution to that is paying more for a head of lettuce, well, that's my contribution gladly made.