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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Richard DeNitto

Richard DeNitto

China extreme pollution is partially cased by cars - 0 views

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    China is having a huge issue with pollution and smog. There are negative health effects and airports have even been shut down. Part of the pollution problem is being cars by china rapidly growing number of cars.
Richard DeNitto

Automobile production has a carbon footprint too! - 0 views

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    This article describes the less thought of notion that cars have their own carbon foot print that should be considered when purchasing a new car.- thanks Tucker
Richard DeNitto

Should cars be taxed by the mile? - 3 views

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    Pretty much self explanatory. Oregon is proposing to monitor vehicles and impose a tax on the amount of miles they are driven. This will be an incentive for people to drive less, use less fuel, and produce less CO2 emissions, but raises concerns about privacy with the governments ability to track and monitor vehicles
Richard DeNitto

Auto emissions go unchecked and lead to an unsafe environment - 2 views

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    This article discusses a city in India that, despite having strict regulations, has highly unsafe air quality. They have laws in place to stop the extreme pollution, but without enforcement, there is little success.
Richard DeNitto

8 reasons electric cars kick boot - 1 views

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    This is a fun and simple article that lists 8 benefits of having an electric car.
Richard DeNitto

Engineering 200+ mpg cars - 4 views

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    This article includes a Q&A with the author of the book ingenious, a book about building cars to compete in the X Prize competition.
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    I agree with you Grant; however, I am still a little skeptical on the safety of these super lightweight cars.
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Why Bad Environmentalism Is Such an Easy Sell - 0 views

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    This podcast is not only connected to what we learned in class, but also raises questions to the way we think about economic environmentalism! It even has a short bit on my iceberg "replacing the gas automobile".
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