From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Sun Feb 09 2003 - 14:18:59 MST
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>### No, you got it backwards - it is the punishment of polluters that
>reduces pollution and saves lives.
Ah, so we agree on this
>Punishing gas users is almost irrelevant
>in this context - a 50 mpg car without catalytic exhaust harms more people
>than a 15 mpg car with it, both by increased pollution and decreased safety.
>By confusing the issue of gas use with the issue of pollution you are doing
>a disservice to both of them.
So it seems just a matter of degree, and of better calibration
Ciao,
Alfio
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