Trump EPA Says Greenhouse Gasses Don't Matter—What It Means For Cars

I try to be "green" and at age 63, have done a lot to be environmentally friendly - but the cult of "climate change" has got to be challenged - there are so many great books and materials on the OTHER side of the coin out there, and greenhouse gases being given the image of being an unshakeable truth is NOT correct. The causes of climate change are debatable, it has always changed, sometimes very drastically, way before modern combustion engines were a thing. Scientists HAVE BEEN ostracized, though some deny it - one reported that when leaving for lunch he saw a fellow scientist and said basically, why don't we invite him? He was told THEY don't talk to him because he is not agreeing with their "climate change" religion - This is NOT science, but is NOT new at all either - people were put to death hundreds of years ago because they DARED say the earth may not be flat - I want to do things in a "green" manner - but also follow the money! I remember when car manufacturers were trying to NOT gp out of business, having to change their business philosophy as the needs and wants of the public changed - Chrysler was almost bankrupt - yet "green" stuff had to be added that was NOT ready for prime time! Cars like the 70 Plymouth Duster with the six were actually dangerous - at least the one we had was - it wouldn't accelerate when trying to merge on a freeway, and would just stall - when my mom tried driving it, she hit the gas hard to get on the freeway when she had a chance, thought she had plenty of time - and after initially getting on the freeway - it just stalled - didn't die, but wouldn't accelerate, she saw a semi looming big - he hit the air brakes and the horn hard, and as he was getting nearer the car finally started to pick up speed - years later, my. sister had to quit making payments on that car and let it go back - it was dangerous, and the dealership couldn't fix it. Now common sense would be that the EPA should back off and be reasonable to protect the PUBLIC, and they should NOT be penalizing manufacturers drastically but trying and failing to meet the new standards - in this case, let the public change to an aftermarket carb or system that would be cost-effective and fairly green - give the manufacturer a SMALL penalty and use those funds in a cost-effective green manner. Often, the results of these "green" policy means that stuff is junked, creating a ton of waste. Years later, my mom had an 83 Plymouth Reliant, a nice - reliable car that I still miss - The car had a 2.2 liter four engine, fuel-efficient, reliable, pretty damn good car. But, the car would not run properly if set within the specs for that car - it had to be "tuned by ear" and set SLIGHTLY out of specs to run properly. The smog check guy showed me that difference in settings resulted in no real difference in emissions - yet the EPA would not let you do it - so for practicality and safety - you had to mark where the car ACTUALLY ran properly, and when time came for a smog check, set it back to within specs, get the certificate, then immediately move the setting back to where it actually ran great, and safely, without doing it, it could again be unsafe trying to accelerate (and she lived right of the highway, where you often needed to accelerate hard for safety, not knowing for sure who would be coming over the hill and how fast) - again, the correct response from the EPA should be to work WITH the public and the manufacturer, allow the public to do what is needed, particularly when there is NO real difference in emissions, AND hit the carmaker with a SMALL penalty (they missed the mark by a smidge, in my opinion, not a "miss" = and USE those funds in a way to make good use of them to reduce emissions and help the public. For me, back in 2000 when I bought my almost-new Mustang, I chose the six over the 8 to save about 10% in fuel costs - I normally drive conservatively, try to remove excess weight when taking trips - or even around town, look at rolling resistance when buying tires (though wet and dry braking and handling are more important) - have upgraded to iridium spark plugs to see if they enhance gas mileage at all (don't seem too) - keep it well maintained, etc - and lots of stuff around my old condo to save energy - but many of us are very angry about having the EPA be this monster - demanding outrageous fuel economy standards, which result in cars being made very badly today, with features that are killing engines that by now should be able to go 500,000 miles with proper maintenance and care - on my 99 Mustang, I had the six rebuilt at almost 200,000, only because I tried to limp home with a bandaged radiator hose - which blew again. Temp gauge never read hot, but oil started getting in the coolant after that occasionally, only when driving around town, not on long trips. Turns out the electric cooling fan had died. When the rebuilder did the job, he commented the engine looked excellent, never quite saw where the oil was entering the coolant at. It looked like it easily would have gone 300,000 if I had just called a tow truck. (And, there should be a warning light when the cooling fan dies) - My auto trans is still going strong at 246,000. miles, though I expect to rebuilt it in a year or two. Today, we have start/stop systems, and cylinder deactivation cutting down the life of our engines, plus parts made of plastic that SHOULD be made of a much moire durable material, the plastic DOES break, and causes expensive damage. And the plastic parts are NOT cheap - we have electronic parking brakes that are likely to fail, particularly in harsh winter weather, salt, snow, ice - and are expensive to repair. Electronic power steering, same - modern appliances, same thing - using electronic computer stuff that USED to be done by electro-mechanical controls that lasted decades - now crap out within a few years. Resulting in the complete machine being junked. I argued with GE years ago about using a surge protector. They said NO. I finally asked as to what they were doing to protect the delicate circuitry that I am reading about melting down and failing often - they finally said YOU CAN use a surge protector IF it is made for a fridge, UL approved, and make sure it can handle the amperage and wattage of the fridge. When these expensive systems fail - they mean the whole appliance is usually junked. My heart goes out to the people that live in places, like walk-up apartments 40 stories up - who have to move a HUGE appliance up all those flights of stairs - I would much rather carry a PART up then a whole damn washing machine, dryer, fridge - keep in mind the fridges from the 30's or 40's dd a great job, though no frills - were energy efficient (well insulated) and lasted 50 years! Today, we are told fridges last about 7 years! And one of the latest scams - front load washing machine manufacturers seem to have suddenly colluded - about 12 of them, indesit, frigidaire, etc - to make the drums of the washers SEALED - where previously they were always bolted together - so you CAN'T remove the drum without destroying it to replace parts, like the badly-made bearings they are using - so the WHOLE machine is junked! NOT

"green" in any sense - but lets just look at water usage and electrical usage and forget about that -

CO2 is not a pollutant. In our world, plant life, aka almost all life, would not exist without CO2. Historically during most prolific periods of life on the earth occurred when CO2 was much higher than it is today. The Supreme court was conned by lack of published information. It was never, and is not today, settled science. Almost all climate scientists agree man has some impact. They disagree on level of impact. All the projections of disaster are based on very complex theoretical models that cannot be tested/proven by any scientific means. When projections are compared to actual results almost all have always run 'hot'. What goes unreported are the couple that more accurately predict global temperatures. Likely because these models assume a lower CO2 influence and an increase the impact of the Sun. Most models assume the sun has little to no influence.