Sunday, March 29, 2009

Black is back for California drivers


The California Air Resources Board said Friday that it has no plans �at this time� to regulate car paint as part of a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions � and never intended to outlaw black cars in the first place.

�We are by no means interested in banning or restricting car colors,� CARB spokesman Stanley Young said.

Reports that regulators were planning to banish black cars from the Golden State in an effort to reduce air pollution created a global uproar, perhaps best expressed in this headline from Rush Limbaugh�s website: " Tyrants Want to Ban Black Cars."

The purported black car ban was said to be part of the �cool cars� initiative being cooked up by the air board, which is looking for ways to follow the legislature�s mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. Greenhouse gases are a cause of global warming, and automotive tailpipe emissions are a major source.

One solution: lower the temperature inside parked cars, thereby reducing the amount of air conditioning � and engine power and gasoline � needed to keep the occupants cool and comfortable.
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