Date:         Wed, 9 May 2007 17:23:47 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: keeping cool a hot topic
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> Especially in a Westy.
> Does anyone know the status, in California, of the attempt to ban the
> retail sale of
> 134a?


Proposed by CARB, but not likely to be implemented. Too many people have
expressed umbrage at the notion that one would be forced to pay $150 to have
it recharged by a shop, rather than $20 to do it yourself. CARB is basically
grasping at straws trying to come up with "easy" ways to reduce greenhouse
gases. This one is particularly stupid, as the large numbers of poor folks
(who can't afford a recharge) driving with their windows down would easily
increase fuel consumption enough to totally wipe out any gains made by the
ban.

And for those who live on the edge, who dare to drink milk right from the
carton, who tear the tag off their mattress without a second thought, for
them there's always LPG refrigerant. They'll never ban bottled propane.

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"