Comments on: Greening the Big Three Bailout http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/ Sustainable Urban Mobility Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:21:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Stacey McClure http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Stacey McClure Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:30:37 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/#comment-666 Here's a good fix. Instead of giving money directly to the car companies, Give about 10k to all of the welfare recipients who use the "I don't have a car" excuse for not working. Stipulate that the check is only payable to a car dealership for the purchase of a new car. Stipulate further that they must keep the car for 7 years and must now find a job and get the heck off welfare! The Government saves by not having to pay the welfare and the auto industry gets money the old fashioned way, they earn it!!! Here’s a good fix. Instead of giving money directly to the car companies, Give about 10k to all of the welfare recipients who use the “I don’t have a car” excuse for not working. Stipulate that the check is only payable to a car dealership for the purchase of a new car. Stipulate further that they must keep the car for 7 years and must now find a job and get the heck off welfare! The Government saves by not having to pay the welfare and the auto industry gets money the old fashioned way, they earn it!!!

]]> By: Adrian http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Adrian Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:29:27 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/#comment-665 The main environmental isssue with cars is not their fuel efficiency but the land-use patterns they require. Even a mythical "zero-emissions" car would be an environmental disaster if used to the extent that Americans currently drive. There is no such thing as a green car. The main environmental isssue with cars is not their fuel efficiency but the land-use patterns they require. Even a mythical “zero-emissions” car would be an environmental disaster if used to the extent that Americans currently drive.

There is no such thing as a green car.

]]> By: Dennis Markatos-Soriano http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Dennis Markatos-Soriano Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:43:36 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/greening-the-big-three-bailout/#comment-664 Nice post- The good news is people are driving less with the vehicles they have - sending US oil consumption down more than 5% in 2008 and driving an overall GHG emissions cut of ~2.5% this year. EIA data suggest a further emission drop in 2009. Now it's our job to plan the future when emissions fall even when the economy is growing quickly (kicking low-carbon energy sources into a higher gear). See details of the '08 emissions drop at http://setenergy.org/2008/11/13/a-banner-year-for-us-climate-research-sees-sharp-emissions-drop/ And if you find SET's daily blog at www.setenergy.org on energy and climate developments useful, please add it to your links list. Onwards to sustainability, Dennis Nice post-
The good news is people are driving less with the vehicles they have – sending US oil consumption down more than 5% in 2008 and driving an overall GHG emissions cut of ~2.5% this year. EIA data suggest a further emission drop in 2009. Now it’s our job to plan the future when emissions fall even when the economy is growing quickly (kicking low-carbon energy sources into a higher gear). See details of the ‘08 emissions drop at
http://setenergy.org/2008/11/13/a-banner-year-for-us-climate-research-sees-sharp-emissions-drop/

And if you find SET’s daily blog at http://www.setenergy.org on energy and climate developments useful, please add it to your links list.
Onwards to sustainability,
Dennis

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