SUPPORT THE BIGGEST POLLUTER!!

IN SUPPORT OF OUR BIGGEST POLLUTER, THE AUTOMOBILE!!

Automobile engine emissions have become the most significant result of oil production. You can check the references or take my word for it and skip to the body of the message below.
For example here is a reference:
http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Environment/E_Overview/E_Overview4.htm

Another interesting reference is:
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577413/Air_Pollution.html

Also look at an article summarizing the problems related to the automobile.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A16228-2002Jul16&notFound=true

If you just take my word for it and accept the automobiles (your car and mine) are causing problems with the environment and creating a situation where we buy so much oil we are financing our enemies development of military assets that they want to use to conquer us.

For many years we have been bombarded with advertising of all types that have convinced us we must own an automobile and our influence on our neighbors and our stature in this world is based almost entirely on the size and value of the automobile we drive. The average American owes close to $30,000 for a car loan. This means that many Americans spend the equivalent of a whole years income for an automobile and much of their decision is based on the image that automobileS will project.
For years it has been known that a red convertible in the showroom window will draw men into the show room. It was believed that the red convertible stirred senses related to love (sex) and most buyers would leave with a more sedate sedan but they had a chance to explore their fantasy and they were lured into the showroom.

The automobile industry has researched every facet of our imaginations and buying impulses. They know us better than we know ourselves and they have convinced us (brainwashed) that we need a car and the bigger the better.

Now, after convincing us that we need their product they are going broke because of international competition. They want our government to use our tax money to save their sorry butts so they can continue to mislead us and sell us something we do not need if we were smart enough to resist them.


Our primary problem comes from our lack of use of mass transportation. When our fathers began to believe in the value and convenience of the car they stopped using mass transportation. If you wanted to use a form of transit today you cannot except in larger cities.

In some of our major cities like New York a subway and bus system exists to help move people and the efficiency of such projects is very beneficial. The subway is electrified and covers most of the city. The same concept can be applied to other cities using underground or above ground systems. The distribution of the electricity is very efficient and reduces the need to distribute fuel to inefficient modes such as the private automobile. It is difficult to drive and park in New York City and other large cities so many people park their cars and ride the transit systems into cities that have them available.

Many countries rely more on mass transportation than we do. Of course we are innovators in a wonderful country open to free capitalization and the mass production and promotion of the automobile has been very successful. If we could stimulate our major automobile manufacturers to shift from the automobile business to the transportation business we would have some of the best minds in America working on the improvement of our energy use and more efficient methods of moving us from place to place.

Of course we do not expect a transit system to be efficient out in the country where population is spread out and infrequent, but we can identify cities that will benefit from better and more efficient transportation. We can also expand our bullet train system to connect more cities and we can expand other people moving systems for smaller cities.

We need to explore the use of electricity as an energy source produced from nuclear power or natural gas. We need to explore existing technology to build better and more efficient movement.
And we need to promote the use of mass transportation and stop luring the masses to the ownership of individual automobiles.

The big three auto producers have the talent to prepare a plan for us to promote better and more efficient transportation that will be less expensive and produce less pollution. They also have many manufacturing facilities that could be converted to handle the production of people moving vehicles for mass transit. They also have the marketing ability to help us promote among ourselves the concept of the contribution we are all making to our community with the use of mass transportation.

We already have in the House of Representatives a leader in the efforts of mass transit, Congressman John Mica, who can lead us in our efforts to change our styles and resolve many problems. He is a ranking member of the House Committee for Transportation and Infrastructure and has worked hard to improve transportation projects.

And yes, with a few concessions from the big three automakers I could see benefits from helping with their financing. If we were ever to support a plan to improve transportation and make it more efficient we would have to invest some money and now, in a time of need by these companies it would seem they would be more receptive to directing their goals toward projects that benefit all of us. They have gained some reductions on some labor contracts and have invested large sums in hybrid car development. If they will recognize and work with our needs we can consider working with them.

Read about moving people in self controlled pod cars
http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=12392
Read about a people mover blog I published a couple of years ago.
http://divinebullet.blogspot.com/2006/07/introduction-to-our-solution-to-fuel.html
Read about the bullet trains here:
http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/bullet.htm
Read a good summary about mass transportation followed by a complete history here:
http://www.answers.com/topic/public-transport
Read about the need for mass transit by Tom Teepen of Cox Newspapers.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/391906_teepenonline13.html

Now you must visit the Urban Design group who have organized the problem as part of a master plan to work for a solution. You will find this site interesting and exciting. Spend some time here, subscribe to their newsletter and support their efforts.
http://www.urbandesign.org/

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