In a a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/03/AR2009080302220.html"special news analysis story/a, Gwen Ottinger takes an environmentally skeptical look not only at the federal “cash for clunkers” program, but on similar state-level programs that encourage people to swap out old appliances for new ones.br /br /The lowdown? They’re all great economic programs, but environmentally iffy at best.br /br /For example, the “cash for clunkers”? Why is it limited to new cars? If my budget is tight, why can’t I swap my SUV for a 2-year-old Corolla? Answer: This is an automotive bailout program, at bottom line.br /br /Second, with new appliances, let alone cars, the manufacturing costs aren’t cheap. Fiscally or environmentally.br /br /Third, as the “cash for clunkers” program has allowed people to buy slightly more fuel-efficient new SUVs (and none of the stories so far report how the new sales have broken out by vehicle type), so, state appliance swap-outs have led to people buying ever-bigger refrigerators.br /br /I’m just giving you a summary; read a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/03/AR2009080302220.html"the full piece/a.div class="blogger-post-footer"There is no god and I am his prophet.img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7532871-2550505976106571172?l=socraticgadfly.blogspot.com'//div
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