CA: School districts tense over new diesel rules (How far will CARB and the GReens go

[megimoo]

"What a place,The California Air Resources Board, Green Tree Humpers and Fruits everywhere !"

For hundreds of California school districts already facing profound budget problems, the proposed diesel-soot regulations from the Air Resources Board couldn’t come at a worse time: The ARB is pondering a new rule that would require schools to buy new buses—they average about $150,000 each--or retrofit older ones at $20,000 or more per vehicle. The strapped districts also are crying foul over what they see as a betrayal by the ARB. The original diesel rule excluded school buses; the latest version of the rule includes them. The ARB, conducting hearings around the state, is expected to make a final decision...

http://www.capitolweekly.net/article...x6memnglxaoa97

[submarinepainter]

California is effed up

[LogansPapa]

And how many Smog Alert days have there been in the past five years?

And how many Smog Alert days were the average - every year, 25 years ago?

If you're going to talk shit about a place - you should actually live there first.