... importance of individual maintenance of automobiles, such as in the EPA's I/M program, an effective means of reducing auto emissions can be employed while working to eliminate high polluting cars out of circulation in urban areas. Inspection/Maintenance Programs The Question remains, if the Inspection/Maintenance program is an effective solution by which to control emissions levels, what exactly ... clean air. Depending on the I/M program used (they vary state to state), vehicle related carbon monoxide levels can be reduced from five to more than thirty percent. (EPA "Clean Cars) A well...

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... and deforestation are really affecting the planet, then should people eliminate fossil fuel from their lives? Are there any alternatives to power people's houses, cars, and etc? The truth is there are some alternatives to getting power, but the problem is the cost of building these alternatives. One alternative ... Done?"). But if nuclear power plants are too scary, maybe fuel cells will be safer to use. Fuel cells car not common, but some cars are starting to use fuel cells instead of burning gasoline. "Fuel cells generate electricity by splitting hydrogen atoms into electrons and proto...

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... . "Each one of us is a cause of global warming, but each one of us can make choices to change that with the things we buy, the electricity we use, the cars we drive; we can make choices to bring our individual carbon emissions to zero. The solutions are in our hands, we just have to have the determination to make it ... : "Each one of us is a cause of global warming, but each one of us can make choices to change that with the things we buy, the electricity we use, the cars we drive; we can make choices to bring our individual carbon emissions to zero. The solutions are in our hands, we ju...

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... (almost 15,000 pounds) of greenhouse gases are emitted per person every year. Most of these emissions, about 82%, are from burning fossil fuels to generate electricity and power our cars. The remaining emissions are from methane from wastes in landfills, raising livestock, natural gas pipelines, and coal, as well as from industrial chemicals and other sources. Once, all climate changes ... and warm the earth. This natural "greenhouse effect" is intensified by human activities, especially the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. Increased energy use in cars, hom...

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... individual Canadians' personal economy. Some of the new taxes proposed by the government in their document Climate Change Plan for Canada suggests new gasoline taxes and taxes on gas-inefficient cars. The monetary costs that concern most Canadians have to do with the cost to the individual people and our place in the international marketplace. The larger issue is obviously the ... ...

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... climate that encourages investment in environmentally friendly industrial capital and business practices. Meeting any targets regarding greenhouse gas emissions will mean that Canadians will have to drive less, drive smaller cars, or take public transit (which the government would have to upgrade). Canadians will likely re-insulate their homes, change furnaces, windows and appliances and be granted tax breaks. This will ... ...

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... stop driving everywhere, and walk or use a bike. You can even use public transportation. This will stop many of the carbon emissions put on the atmosphere. We have so many cars in the world and if people would just take the extra five or ten minutes it takes to walk somewhere close instead of drive, the world would be a healthier place ... ...

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... . However, motor vehicles present a significant and growing air pollution threat. There is now one vehicle for every nine people on the planet - a total of 600 million vehicles. Since 1986, new cars in Australia have had catalytic converters in their exhaust systems. These converters reduce the amounts of oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide and unburnt petrol escaping into the air. Use of ... ...

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