[DeTomaso] NPC: CA is out of control!!!

[Kevin Murphy]

Why don't we just ban driving in the daylight.

Murph


On 3/25/09 11:12 AM, "Mark McWhinney" <msm at portata.com> wrote:

> If you outlaw black paint, only outlaws with have blank paint.
> 
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: CA is out of control!!!
> 
> I like the MF plan . . . if in doubt: PANIC.
> 
> I'll be writing an addendum to this law to outlaw the following:
> gurnsey cows (the black ones), anyone w/ "black" hair, any vegatation
> that doesn't meet reflectivity standards, any roofing material that
> doesn't meet said standards, and lastly . . .anyone w/ a name that
> refers to anything that doesn't meet the reflectivity standards . .
> e.g. Swartzenegger, blackie, etc.
> 
> Now, what kind of flat black paint should I stockpile???
> 
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> 
> Quoting Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>:
> 
>> 
> http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/25/california-to-reduce-carbon-emis
> sions-by-banning-black-cars/
>> 
>> 
>> California to reduce carbon emissions by banning black cars?
>> by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Mar 25th 2009 at 11:56AM
>> 
>> 
>> In yet another case of Regulators Gone Wild, California legislation
>> may soon restrict the color options for your next car. The specific
>> colors that are currently on the chopping block are all dark hues,
>> with the worst offender seemingly the most innocuous color you could
>>  think of: black. What resentment could California possibly harbor
>> against black cars, you ask? Apparently, the Air Resources Board
>> figures that the climate control systems of dark colored cars need
>> to work harder than their lighter siblings, especially after sitting
>>  in the sun for a few hours. Anyone living in a hot, sunny climate
>> will tell you that this assumption is accurate. Similar legislation
>> already exists for buildings and has proven successful at reducing
>> the energy consumption of skyscrapers.
>> 
>> So, what's the problem? Paint suppliers have reportedly been testing
>>  their pigments and processes to see if it's possible to meet CARB's
>>  proposed mandate of 20 percent solar reflectivity by 2016 with a
>> phase-in period starting in 2012, and it's not looking good.
>> Apparently, when the proper pigments and chemicals are added to
>> black paint, the resulting color is currently being referred to as
>> "mud-puddle brown." That doesn't sound very attractive, now does it?
>>  Windshields, backlights and sunroofs are also slated to get
>> reflective coatings starting in 2012.
>> 
>> When we first heard of this issue, an internal debate immediately
>> began as to whether this might be an elaborate April Fool's joke.
>> Sadly, it isn't. Read through CARB's complete Cool Cars Standards
>> and Test Procedures here (PDF link). Thanks for the tip, Joaquin!
>> 
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