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Old 12-26-2013, 01:30 PM   #184 (permalink)
elhigh
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Avoided personal fuel consumption has a significant cascade effect, as you have pointed out. Even if your thrifty ways pollute more at your tailpipe, there are a great many tailpipes involved. Your reduced usage cannot affect their emissions in any way but to reduce them.
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