First Name | Benjamin |
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Last Name | Brown |
Email Address | bbrown1of8@juno.com |
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Subject | The Upcoming CARB standards update... |
Comment | March 18, 2008 To Whom It May Concern: The upcoming CARB decision will play a more important role than the return on investment. It will affect the number of humans that will survive global change. At least once before in Western civilization’s history, profitable industries experienced a threat to their existence. Economists analyzing the paradigm shift before it occurred warned about a domino effect destroying civilization, the economy and society. This was the relinquishing of the slave trade by Europe. As Americans we take pride in our societal legacy from Rome. Rome, developed civilization, democracy and accomplishments across several continents. Yet, they faltered and ultimately decayed from within. It wasn’t the northern tribal people that destroyed imperial Rome. It was self-destruction. Ultimately their destruction was the result of disassociation from what it cost to provide Roman citizenship’s benefits. The CARB decision affects more than the survival of industry or a way of life. It is more than the collapse of a society, as we saw in the Katrina aftermath and in future climate change scenarios analysts inside and outside of the government tell us are coming. We, who contribute to a majority of gases altering our planet’s balance, affect the fate of all mankind. The rate of global change is a case for zero emission vehicles within 4 years using available technologies. We should do this not because its trendy or cheaper, but because there are not enough bullets, bombs, police or military to save our grandchildren in a civilization that will not remotely resemble the privileged one we live in today, if we don’t do otherwise with this vote. CARB has weakened its BEV stance several times at the automakers’ proofs of industry collapse if the original standards were accepted. Europe had the luxury of changing its paradigm or not. On moral grounds it chose to end a commodity industry based on slavery and the continent did not collapse. Rome remained convinced of its own importance and self-protection. It put emphasis on political allegiances to the destruction of its civilization. I know people who own battery only electric vehicles and are extremely satisfied with them. It is a waste of time to discuss how most of them use wind and solar power to charge them or their commuting. What is crucial is moving CARB to set much higher standards than the original ones, requiring battery electric vehicles on the roads now rather than in incremental steps in a twilight future that will not exist for our children. Respectfully, Ben Brown |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-03-18 13:40:31 |
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