hi all,
living in australia, it's not really for me to comment specifically on sb-42.
there is a point hovever that i rarely see raised when the discussion of older
vehicles and their 'extra' air pollution is brought up.
if you put and old car in the crusher (or worse, let it rust away) and buy a
new one, many megawatt hours of energy are expended by the factories involved
in its production. this energy ultimately comes from a power station which
creates its own smoke and contributes to global warming.
is there anyone on the list capable of calculating a ballpark 'energy value'
for an old car. this might raise a few eyebrows next time the government and
the media get on the 'lets get all the old cars off the road' band wagon.
the best way to recycle is to keep using what you've got!
derek
adelaide (we want our grand prix back)
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