Here we go with EPA and Global Warming...smog and pollution warnings...
OK Here is a little forgotten bit of History, the Summer(s) that didn't happen:
Year Without a Summer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A small Volcano puts out more gasses and junk than we have our total time on this planet.
I remember one like this cased by a Volcano in Alaska causing a summer that did not happen around 1900 and that there were lots of deaths due to the ash from it here in the north western part of the country... this was on the Science or History channel a couple of years ago.
Global Warming, good news: WE are not causing it...
BAD news: WE are not causing it.
Bad news? Well if we are not causing it, then we cannot fix it either.
Rich
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Originally Posted by euromodder
Not that common.
Definitely not in passenger cars.
Diesel was for trucks - the real kind, not pick-ups.
At least in Belgium, diesel was less taxed than petrol as it was for "work" trucks. It's still taxed less than petrol.
The Golf GTD changed everything for diesel cars.
VW had put out a diesel that actually drove OK, rather than it being a lethargic, moving roadblock.
One day you might thank your politicians for it.
They may well have made the best decision, even if it was for all the wrong reasons.
The effects of diesel particulate matter on people's health is being investigated more thoroughly these days, and the outcome isn't exactly good.
It's downright bad, and alarming.
Those so-called clean diesels, are actually the very worst of the flock.
Their small particulate matter goes straight into the deepest crevasses of your lungs, then into your blood, and narrows your veins raising blood pressure.
Even in young, healthy people.
These aren't even long-term effects, it's happening almost instantly.
To the point that the time spent in traffic when going to the test location had an effect on the test values ...
You're still seeing 50+ mpg
On the other end of the Atlantic, we're seeing severe health issues ...
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