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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Humble Philosop to mobile traveler   
   How do you close the gap b/ the pollutin   
   13 May 14 23:22:00   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:08:24 AM UTC-4, mobile traveler wrote:   
   > On 5/13/2014 7:26 PM, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher wrote:   
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   > > On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:00:47 PM UTC-4, mobile traveler wrote:   
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   > >> On 5/13/2014 5:10 PM, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher wrote:   
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   > >>> Make this planet a little more liveable, with fewer conflicts and cars.   
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   > >> Make cars sustainable, with hydrogen fuel cells and CNG.   
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   > > I guess you mean make them AFFORDABLE.   
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   > No...but that's sensible.   
      
   The technologies are out there, but the low price of gas in effect subsidizes   
   pollution.   
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   > > How about taxing SUVs to make them affordable?   
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   > Stupidity defined.   
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   > How about making them nuclear powered.   
      
   A cheap car costs $13K, a hybrid costs at least twice as much.   
      
   How do you close the gap? How would you bring the price of technology down to   
   earth?   
      
      
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