Contradiction. When you are talking a lot, that is the biggest mistake you can make. Because saying one thing one day and its contrary on the other day simply throws aways any kind of credibility. And the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is making that mistake.
This alliance explains on its website that green cars are available on the market. That the drivers learn new words such as ?clean diesel? (Yes, we are all learning new words everyday... I couldn?t imagine this one could exist!). That we can already drive clean cars...
Did I miss something? Are we living in the same world? I only know polluting cars. These cars that work with gasoline or gasoil and reject CO2. And if there is a possibility to buy a clean car (I mean, zero pollution) right now, I?m not aware of this! Just take a look at the article on CO2 emissions by cars in Europe (there). As far as I understand what I read, cars do reject CO2.
So, we can drive clean cars that pollute. Thanks to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, this miracle has become a reality! Just like Santa Claus! But that?s not all...
You can read on their website (right there!) that ?the Alliance supports the development of new technologies and the deployment of cost-effective energy strategies in all sectors to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?. ?As the global debate on climate change continues, members of the Alliance believe it is prudent to reduce emissions, including carbon dioxide, from our plants, products, and processes.? Talking costs nothing, am I wrong?
These few lines are really hard to believe when you know that on the 30th november 2006 the Alliance was in the US Supreme Court fighting against regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that CO2 wasn?t pollutant. At the same time, all car manufacturers were in L.A. showing clean cars... that won?t be available for decades! This has a name : greenwash!
Just remember, as it is said in an article of the American Chronicle, that ?Motor vehicles are responsible for almost ¼ of annual US emissions of carbon dioxide?the primary global warming gas. »
Sources :
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Article of the American Chronicle
