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      The CARB's new diesel proposals for retrofitted air cleaners
over 5 years old and repowered diesel equipment over 10 years old
are patently absurd.  The only thing these would accomplish is to
reduce the amount of carbon atoms or soot into the air, and not
the more toxic compounds associated with gasoline-powered engines.
 Since life on earth is carbon-based, carbon can hardly be
considered a pollutant. This kind
of rigid regulation mimics the CARB's gasoline smog requirement
mandating "Original Equipment Manufacturers'" designs, when any
smog station can tell you that many original smog devices were
counterproductive in terms of reducing smog emissions; it is
well-known that simple gas engines with electronic ignition
and a PCV device only, produce far less emissions than most of the
cars of the 80's, 90's, and even currently.  After market and
removed original equipment can reduce the amount of pollutants on
certain gas vehicles.  Why wasn't the law written for the I/M smog
inspection program that individual vehicles must meet or exceed
original manufacturers' specs, THEREBY TRULY REDUCING SMOG
EMISSIONS?  The new diesel rules are equally non-productive, and
would cause hardships in the construction industry field not
commensurate with the reduction of green-house gases supposed to
be the cause of global warming.  LOOK AT THE SCIENCE, PEOPLE!!  Do
NOT accept ignorant politicians' interpretations of the SCIENCE!! 
A look at events in geological time may just show this phenomenon
of global warming as an inter-glacial warming period before
re-glaciation of the earth.  Wouldn't we be stupid to try to cool
the earth down before the beginning of a new glacial age?

Joseph G. Lazio