New Chapter in Diesel Power
Editor:
When logic and reason prevail, the public is the winner. This best describes the recent decision by the California Air Resources Board in adopting its new environmental management program for diesel engines.
The plan adopted by CARB opens a new chapter in the history of diesel power in California. It recognizes diesel’s enormous importance to the California economy and takes advantage of the inherent environmental benefits of modern clean diesel technology.
Nationwide, diesel power moves 94 percent of all freight; provides two-thirds of the energy to run the machinery on America’s farms; and powers the majority of the heavy equipment that constructs and repairs roads, bridges and factories.
Diesel provides the power for today’s growing “information economy” from the installation of fiber-optic networks and back- up power to the telecommunications industry to the ultimate delivery of E-commerce through the nation’s freight network.
While there are many details still to be worked out, the members of the Diesel Technology Forum , the manufacturers of diesel vehicles, engines, and fueling systems, diesel fuels, and the latest after treatment systems , stand ready to help CARB and the entire California diesel-user community implement a balanced plan that encourages the deployment of the latest clean diesel technology as well as the cleanup of the existing diesel fleet.
The CARB program promotes the introduction of clean diesel engines and fuels as well as the application of the latest exhaust after treatment technologies to reduce pollution from the existing diesel fleet.
CARB has wisely adopted an approach based on cooperation rather than confrontation, as the way to solve California’s air quality problems.
David Bartlett
(Editor’s note: Bartlett is a spokesman for the Diesel Technology Forum.)
Let ‘Em Sue
If the members of our City Council reasonably believe that the Chargers have breached the contract clause requiring a “best efforts” attempt to sell as many tickets as possible, they should stop wringing their hands and cease making payments immediately. Let the Chargers dare to sue the city and face the public backlash that will follow.
Ian Stuart
Rancho Bernardo
