Scientists drastically exaggerated the diesel emission levels from off-road machinery
Washington DC -The Heritage Foundation/The Fountry -October 8, 2010: ... Now California may significantly reduce the regulations, because scientists drastically exaggerated the diesel emission levels from off-road machinery... This isn’t the first time diesel regulations in California have come into questions because of faulty scientific reporting. In December 2009, two of the eleven board members “asked that the anti-pollution rules be suspended because they were partially based on a report by Hien Tran that found particulates in diesel emissions account for 3,500 premature deaths a year in California. Tran falsely claimed he had a doctorate in statistics from UC Davis” ... The cost of such regulations, which air regulators peg at $5.5 billion for the trucking industry, will increase the cost of transporting goods for businesses. Richard Lee of Tim A. Manley Trucking said, “It makes no sense to saddle the trucking industry with regulations that absolutely assures the collapse of thousands of taxpaying businesses” ... For those businesses that don’t collapse, they’ll simply pass those costs onto the consumer...
* CARB admits using faulty science, will change off-road diesel rules
Sacramento,CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -October 12, 2010: -- The California Air Resources Board acknowledged last week that its research behind an off-road diesel rule missed the mark by 340 percent... The same researcher, Hien Tran, also analyzed science behind CARB’s on-road truck and bus regulation, which has been estimated to cost the trucking industry $10 billion to comply with... The acknowledgement comes on the heels of last year’s revelation that a CARB researcher faked his resume and repeatedly lied to his employer while developing science behind CARB’s proposed on- and off-road diesel rules... CARB’s recent on-road truck and bus amendments include not requiring particulate matter filters to be retrofitted for trucks with model year engines 1997 and older. Also, no trucks would need to be replaced until 2015. All trucks must have 2010 MY engines by 2023, and companies must replace trucks at least 20 years old between 2015 and 2020. Trucks with 2009 and older MY engines must be replaced between 2021 and 2023... That practice of stretching science has hurt CARB, (OOIDA) Rajkovacz said... (Photo: Port of San Diego,CAL)
* EPA OKs E15 for Newer Vehicles
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -13 Oct 2010: -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced that it would permit fuel containing 15% ethanol to be sold for 2007 model-year and newer cars and light trucks... The agency’s action will permit companies to market gasoline with 15% ethanol content. Since 1979, up to 10% ethanol has been used for conventional cars, light trucks and non-road vehicles... The agency will decide in November whether or not to permit 15% ethanol use in cars and light trucks from the 2001 to 2006 model years. No waiver is expected for older vehicles because there is no testing data to support the waiver, the agency said... Labels: rules and regulations
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