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Re: halon v gore

To: "Andy Cost" <andycost@worldnet.att.net>, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: halon v gore
From: "William Hatfield" <jhatfield@zianet.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:46:10 -0600
Hi Andy and all:   I got no use for the dude either, but what I want
to know is what happens when all those millions of battery cars emit
all the hydrogen gas that batteries emit?     Bill  66&67spls in NM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Cost" <andycost@worldnet.att.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: halon v gore


> At the risk of stirring up a can of worms, I would like to express
my
> political opinion in an attempt to sway votes.  Gore, in his book,
calls for
> the elimination of all internal combustion engines.  I want the
roadster
> community to know that he firmly believes all of our little cars
should be
> scrapped in favor of electric vehicles.  A funny thing really.
Where does
> all the electricity come from?  If you guessed fossil fueled power
plants,
> you are right.  I'll concede that a small percentage comes from
hydro and
> wind power.  Gore is not concerned with sound science.  He wants to
be the
> environment's champion, and will support any opinion that projects
him that
> way.  I will give a brief example and then feel free to flame at
will.  He
> stated that 90% of sulfur emissions in the atmosphere came from
internal
> combustion engines, and called for more regulations.  The truth is
that 99%
> of all sulfur emissions come from volcanoes.  Either he didn't
research
> properly, intentionally told a fib, or listened to the wrong
advisor.  In
> any case, the information was wrong.  I don't want someone spreading
this
> type of lie deciding the fate of my roadster.
>
> Sorry about the OT rant,
> Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 7:01 PM
> Subject: re: halon v gore
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/25/00 1:29:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > aavery@rica.net writes:
> >
> > > What?  You're going to promote using and maintaining stocks of a
> dangerous,
> > >  ozone-destroying, evil chemical such as Halon just because you
want to
> > >  protect your old car from catastrophic fires?
> >
> > Just wondering what sort of evil, noxious, Gore-forbidden stuff a
> smouldering
> > Roadster would emit? <G>  Halon is prolly a decent trade-off over
that !
> >
> > Laurie :-)
> > 70 SPL311
> > 69 SRL311
> > Chandler, AZ
> >
> > Laurie :-)
> > 70 SPL311
> > 69 SRL311
> > Chandler, AZ
> >
>
>


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