EPA changes and rule rollbacks

[JohnMcClane]

Public awareness alone is enough to drive corporations to be more conscious about their decisions. We're in the information age and if they're doing something the local community doesn't like, they'll shut them down. They've gone way too far however. We need loads of cheap energy w/out g00berment trying to control the market -- all it's done is drive up the cost of energy. They need to promote distributed grid infrastructure as in businesses and homes using hybrid inverters combined with LFP batts. This could be done by forcing electric companies to buy anyone's power during peak loads at the same rate it'd cost them to produce it.

If that were true, Boeing and Norfolk Southern would look like very different companies right now.

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[Graygoose2021]

He then proceeded to tell me horrifying stories of how bad the air was in CA when he was growing up. Children coughing up brown goop, seemingly healthy people have respiratory distress when walking outside their home and passing as a result, at like 55. Eyes burning. On and on.

Its still that way, maybe worse.

 

[HammaMan]

I don't see any politics here sans your post getting into the weeds almost intentionally. Discussing laws and their ramifications. It might be your glasses?

Boeings issues are the bean counters and the MD culture they absorbed. It's been rather enjoying watching spaceX eat their lunch on the space endeavours. So much broken within them, it's quite sad. The single POF they had in the 737's avionics is just unbelievable. Lots of lives lost to just pure ignorance. They should have gutted all of the upper management, the board and all. That or cut them into a dozen pieces.

Those incidents happened under the current rules indicating just how broken it is -- same for the Dept of Ed. Since its creation our kids are the dumbest they've ever been. Using the failures that have occurred on various agencies/departments watch is precisely why things need to be done differently, as quickly as possible. They've gotten too large and inefficient w/ potential corruption issues ala the board seats and what not. Just like how bad the FDA/pharma has gotten. Need a clear line between the corporations and those who oversee them. The whole board seat for favors needs to be made illegal out-right, even reaching out to immediate family members as the NGO schemes have revealed.

This story is just bonkers!
Student graduated with honors and accepted into a college but couldn't even read the diploma!?!

 

[JohnMcClane]

I don't see any politics here sans your post getting into the weeds almost intentionally. Discussing laws and their ramifications. It might be your glasses?

No, I don't have glasses.

Boeings issues are the bean counters and the MD culture they absorbed. It's been rather enjoying watching spaceX eat their lunch on the space endeavours. So much broken within them, it's quite sad. The single POF they had in the 737's avionics is just unbelievable. Lots of lives lost to just pure ignorance. They should have gutted all of the upper management, the board and all. That or cut them into a dozen pieces.

But they didn't do either, what would the public do?

Those incidents happened under the current rules indicating just how broken it is -- same for the Dept of Ed. Since its creation our kids are the dumbest they've ever been. Using the failures that have occurred on various agencies/departments watch is precisely why things need to be done differently, as quickly as possible. They've gotten too large and inefficient w/ potential corruption issues ala the board seats and what not. Just like how bad the FDA/pharma has gotten. Need a clear line between the corporations and those who oversee them. The whole board seat for favors needs to be made illegal out-right, even reaching out to immediate family members as the NGO schemes have revealed.

This story is just bonkers!
Student graduated with honors and accepted into a college but couldn't even read the diploma!?!

So you agree they all need fixed.

I vote we start with the Postmaster General, who for inexplicably no reason, disassembled dozens of irreplaceable mail sorting machines.

Never mind the enormous conflict of interest.

 

[HammaMan]

Yeah, it all needs fixed, conflicts of interest and all.

My primary vehicles are an EV and hybrid and I think all of the proposed EPA rule rollbacks are needed. I didn't buy my EV because it's "green" -- hell it eats ~56lbs of coal to fully charge it. I didn't buy the hybrid because it's fuel efficient. I bought them because they're fast and have other benefits. EV has no maint, super cheap to operate and can be beat on seconds after turning it on. The market doesn't need all of the regulations forced onto people. They just need a basic education of the products. Clearing regulations allows for a lower cost of goods / total product cost plus cheaper energy.

Electric heavy haul regional trucks make a lot of economic sense and will be commonplace just as soon as viable products come to market. Hybrid medium duty trucks make loads of sense due to the onboard HV capability and the opportunities it opens up. Be it bucket trucks or other maintenance vehicles w/ welders / air compressors / etc... removing aux combustion engines. Electric simplifies platforms significantly while not having to put hours on the combustion engine or needing a PTO.

 

[Mt.F150..]

I just want to see the auto industry get back to building vehicles people want (v6&v8) and ditch the cylinder deactivation and useless auto start stop function that nobody likes.

 

[Davexxxx]

I just want to see the auto industry get back to building vehicles people want (v6&v8) and ditch the cylinder deactivation and useless auto start stop function that nobody likes.

I love avoiding wasted fuel so ...

 

[JExpedition07]

I think a lot of people are stuck in the late 90’s and have rather outdated takes on current autos and engines. Lots of advancements have been made on the domestic V8, you can’t just blanket that “dumb Americans love V8’s”. V8’s of today are very modern architecture lightweight machines. You’ll really laugh if you actually look into emissions and fuel consumption of the hybrids in this segment. For reference the F-150’s 5.0 V8 produces less NoX, Carbon Emissions, and smog than the Tundra iForce Max Hybrid per the EPA. It is 100% better for the environment to drive a V8 powered F-150 than a Hybrid powered Tundra. The V8 produces less smog and carbon emissions period, and has less rolling resistance.


Don’t blindly follow greenwashed marketing agendas and do a little deeper digging….

 

[JCsTruck]

I nominate HammaMan for having the most common sense and intellectually great responses that I’ve seen on a forum, and on so many subjects too..

Also, the whole argument that someone working in the executive branch who, lets say might be part of the process of bureaucratic cutting and downsizing, cant be part of that process when directed by the president because they were not elected is the stupidest argument ever. The only people in the entire executive branch that are elected by the people is the president and the vice president, so how is that any different for anyone else working in the executive branch. ?????‍

 

[HammaMan]

I nominate HammaMan for having the most common sense and intellectually great responses that I’ve seen on a forum, and on so many subjects too..

Also, the whole argument that someone working in the executive branch who, lets say might be part of the process of bureaucratic cutting and downsizing, cant be part of that process when directed by the president because they were not elected is the stupidest argument ever. The only people in the entire executive branch that are elected by the people is the president and the vice president, so how is that any different for anyone else working in the executive branch. ?????‍

The HMWH's club would disagree

 

[JohnMcClane]

I nominate HammaMan for having the most common sense and intellectually great responses that I’ve seen on a forum, and on so many subjects too..

Also, the whole argument that someone working in the executive branch who, lets say might be part of the process of bureaucratic cutting and downsizing, cant be part of that process when directed by the president because they were not elected is the stupidest argument ever. The only people in the entire executive branch that are elected by the people is the president and the vice president, so how is that any different for anyone else working in the executive branch. ?????‍

Just so I understand the mental gymnastics correctly.

It's okay for a new government agency to be randomly started by the President (without any congressional oversight or funding which is required) to do whatever as long as you agree with what that new government agency is doing?

I will concede that much of the executive branch is not elected, however, it is not to behave like a monarchy either, but some of you seem to think that's how it works.

The HMWH's club would disagree

HMWH's?

 

[Polo08816]

Recognizing that none of this banter will sway either of us to the other's opinion ....


I think the approach you espouse, and that currently being hastily undertaken by your cohorts, will decimate a forest where a more considered thinning of diseased trees is appropriate and would be more beneficial in the long run.

Differences of opinion ....

+1

Wait until someone shows up to dump a barrel of used motor oil into a nearby lake and claim that it's their "rite".

 

[HammaMan]

It's okay for a new government agency to be randomly started by the President (without any congressional oversight or funding which is required) to do whatever as long as you agree with what that new government agency is doing?

I will concede that much of the executive branch is not elected, however, it is not to behave like a monarchy either, but some of you seem to think that's how it works.

Why u polticrap'n my thread yo?

Not cool.

Also, there wasn't a new agency created, it was renamed. Folks gotta learn to use ai already!

HMWH's is he man women haters club. It's a quartet that has me blocked.

 

[turbopilot]

Look, if they want to create a 4th branch of govt to handle the nanny legislation, we're going to have to amend the constitution. Until then the executive has the power to gut the administrative state and it can't come soon enough. If they're not having to re-hire the 10% that carried the load, they haven't fired enough. With the looming shutdown, the trimming will become even more expedited. Amazing times -- I've waited nearly 10 years to see this transpire.

Also, there wasn't a new agency created, it was renamed. Folks gotta learn to use ai already!

Yes. Doge was first named the US Digital Service in 2014 and staffed by (drum roll) Google employees on loan to the service.

Anyone see a pattern here. Nobody complained when Doge was being run by Google.

 

[JohnMcClane]

Why u polticrap'n my thread yo?

Not cool.

Also, there wasn't a new agency created, it was renamed. Folks gotta learn to use ai already!

HMWH's is he man women haters club. It's a quartet that has me blocked.

Ha, hadn’t see any hmwh references in a long long time.

I think you’re all missing the point.

The solution to fixing the bloated government agencies is to create a bloated government agency?

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