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8-25-2009 7:44 AM
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merrie says:
Trucks were also subject to lower fuel efficiency standards under the program, and analysts were initially surprised not to find more gas-guzzlers on the top 10 list. Seems the government stacked the deck to make its program look more environmentally sound than it is.

(H/T j.leader for the tip)

Is Cash for Clunkers green?
You may be surprised by the facts.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?blogid=49&entry_id=44867
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8-25-2009 10:14 AM
mountainpalm
Who is surprised............... anyone? Isn't it amazing that the government must THINK we are all dumb as rocks.............to pull a program like this ...and here is just another case of the
government running the Clunker program with the efficiency of the Post Office, and the compassion of the I.R.S. Some of the cars that were turned in (so people could buy a new S.U.V. would have gone a long way to helping people out who didn't have a car as nice as some of those "CLUNKERS".)....What a waste.......what a crime.......what a shame.......what a sin!
8-25-2009 8:23 PM
merrie
• How did (0bama's "green czar")Van Jones, a self-proclaimed communist, become a special adviser to the president? FBI not vetting certain WH advisors. WH successfully circumvented FBI background checks.
• Did President Obama know of Van Jones’ radical political beliefs when he named him special adviser?
• The Apollo Alliance claimed credit for writing the stimulus bill; why was this group allowed to write any portion of this bill? And Glenn also said that Van Jones had the idea for Cash for Clunkers but he called it Hoopty’s for Hybrids.
• If politicians...
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