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At 01:01 PM 12/6/06, you wrote:

 

 

>Lunguna Beach

>Study says California diesel responsible for 1,100 premature deaths

>

>Overpopulation plaguing your state? Follow California's lead and kill 'em

>off! A Union of Concerned Scientists study says diesel emissions from old

>construction equipment contributed to 1,100 premature deaths and half a

>million sick days in California in 2005, costing an estimated $9.1

>billion. " Construction equipment being used to build our hospitals

>shouldn't fill them up, " says UCS author Don Anair. Unless, of course,

>it's some sort of state-sanctioned plan. A second study published in

>Cardiology says people with clogged arteries face a higher risk of heart

>attack after a day or two of exposure to diesel pollution. Currently,

>California emissions standards apply to about 30 percent of building

>equipment; on Monday, the state's Air Resources Board issued draft rules

>that would require older construction, industrial, and mining equipment to

>be replaced or retrofit between 2009 and 2020. By which time, the old

>machines will no doubt have brought population numbers down to a

>manageable level.

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>straight to the source: Los Angeles Times, Janet Wilson, 06 Dec 2006

>

>straight to the source: The Mercury News, Associated Press, Garance Burke,

>05 Dec 2006

 

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