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To: i-node who wrote (475364)	4/27/2009 1:33:03 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578092

Inode, > Nobody opposes clean air or water. The original topic was about morality, i.e. a sense of what's right and what's wrong. Liberals have corrupted the whole concept of morality to the point where they can't even classify concepts as such. Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (475364)	4/27/2009 8:45:00 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578092

California is a great example with its recent requirement that gas pump nozzles be replaced. It seems that the current nozzles only capture 95% of vapors emitted during filling one's gas tank. They wanted 98%. Not that it matters one iota. So, CA gas station owners are having to pay $11,000 per pump for a new, 98% compliant nozzle when the 95% nozzles were just fine. And what are the health costs attributable to the bad air in CA.....treating all those people with bad lungs, chronic bronchitis, asthma, lung cancer,etc? I suspect it makes the $11k per pump look pretty cheap. Having said that, CA has backed off the requirement.....at least for now: sfgate.com