September 20, 2006
California Carbon Concerns
California has decided to sue automakers over carbon emissions thereby holding them accountable for damage to the environment. This is a new step in the efforts to reduce global warming which could have serious repercussions for industry as a whole.
Why stop at the automakers? How about manufacturing plants, power plants, boat makers, RV makers, fireplace makers, etc...? Frankly I wonder at which point we overstep the bounds of reasonable conduct and get into a situation where rather than focus on enforcement of limits, we "blame" others for the issues we fail to control. Sounds a lot like legal beagles getting the best of a process.
I would personally prefer to see California make it illegal to sell cars with MPG's below a certain level or maximize the size of engines in the vehicles sold (per class) or enforce an ethanol strategy across the spectrum of vehicles. I'm not a fan of legal pursuit to achieve objectives. I've seen tons of money poured into legal pursuits and have found its rare that they result in a positive outcome...except of course for attorney pocketbooks!
So although I commend Governor Arnold for promoting an aggressive stance within his team against global warming, I believe this is not necessarily the manner in which I'd want to be helping to control carbon emissions in my home state.
Sass
Posted by sass at September 20, 2006 07:14 PM
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Uncertain as to where to post this recent article: Silicon Valley goes solar - http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/25/silicon.valley.solar.ap
Posted by: Ricardo at September 25, 2006 02:20 PM