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Yesterday, the state of California created quite a stir with the filing of a lawsuit against the six largest automakers in the United States, blaming them for the consequences of global warming. The U.S. Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has since issued a response to the suit. John Merchant, chairman of the organization referred to the legal action as a "public nuisance." He said "activist attorneys general who abuse our legal system and impose a system of 'government by lawsuit' to gain publicity and further their own political agenda do so at the expense of the people they are paid to represent. Inevitably the costs of litigation in cases like this will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. Just what we all need."
"Today's autos are 99 percent cleaner than a generation ago," the Alliance said in a statement. "Automakers are now selling more than 45 models of alternative fuel autos, including hybrids, ethanol-capable vehicles and clean diesel autos, and many more models are in development for future introduction."
"Californians each emit about 2.5 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2 - a greenhouse gas) every day just by breathing," Merchant said.0 "If you multiply 2.5 pounds of CO2 per day by 36 million Californians by 365 days, that's more than 16 million tons of CO2 just from breathing. Talk about a public nuisance … and don't even get me started on the methane people produce." -Left Lane News
"Today's autos are 99 percent cleaner than a generation ago," the Alliance said in a statement. "Automakers are now selling more than 45 models of alternative fuel autos, including hybrids, ethanol-capable vehicles and clean diesel autos, and many more models are in development for future introduction."
"Californians each emit about 2.5 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2 - a greenhouse gas) every day just by breathing," Merchant said.0 "If you multiply 2.5 pounds of CO2 per day by 36 million Californians by 365 days, that's more than 16 million tons of CO2 just from breathing. Talk about a public nuisance … and don't even get me started on the methane people produce." -Left Lane News