cars, the end of the earth?

To take oil out of the equation would mean less money for some people. In the beginning when Henry Ford started designing cars they were run on ethanol - a byproduct of corn. At the time it was too expensive to do this and they changed to oil because it was cheaper. Why not go back to ethanol. Cars are already designed to handle this.

gars have been a source of constant emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere a solution will just be to purify the waste product of cars

Sadly, Esk It's because of the non-existance of a Profit Motive or Clear and Apparent Danger to do so... The industry's grip on our collective throats (literally, now that many throat-closing breathing deseases can be directly traced to auto-emissions) has consistantly been tightented by the maintaining of an indulgent and lazy Market... The buyers of autos and the like have been convinced that, even with the high tolls of human life, that there is no better way... Pish, Tosh! I say to them! There is a better way and there are workable solutions to this and a whole lot of problems... Please feel free to visit my profile... I've just added an entry titled " Am I The Only One Who Knows About The Venus Project?" This and more "solutions" are consistantly being swept into a deep, dark corner and keep away from the eyes of people who do really care... I bid you Peace and as always, wish you and yours the very best... May Blessings Abound for Thee....

Just a little (oh I rate this) correction, cars maybe the end of human race on earth (I disagree, I think that they may cause a lot of problems, may help on dramatic climate changes, but a few thousand, perhaps a million or so humans will survive, thinking the worst possible cenario), but even if cars, or better pollution, causes the end of human race, earth will continue and life will, somehow, continue.

There are too many cars. I know that some are necessary, but not everybody in the world needs to drive a car. Too many cities are designed with cars in mind, so it's impossible to get around without one. That has to change in a big way if we are going to be able to continue living on this planet.

The reason motoring must not be questioned is that it is sacred. Or at least it is treated that way. 30,000-40,000 people are killed every year in auto accidents, but it is hardly ever addressed as a problem. It is estimated that 6000 of these fatalities are caused by phone use while driving. People love their cars and you have to give the people what they want. People like to drive agressively and if they kill someone it is treated as an accident that could not have been prevented. But, in the not too distant future there will no more cheap gas and there just won't be as many people who can indulge in the luxury of motoring. There is no viable substitute that can replace all of the cheap fuel we enjoy currently. Not hydrogen, not ethanol, not biodiesel. So make sure you don't live 20 minutes drive from the grocery store.

i think the cars are not the sole purpose of pollution to the environment. in the future we won't be having the regular gasoline driven cars as they will be replaced by electric ones which are environment friendly

Actually in case your cave hasnt got the latest state of the art tv signals, governments have been forcing vehicle manufacturers to develop alternative cars for many years. You cannot change things overnight, much to the chagrin of the environmentalists. The change would be more of a disaster than the results of the environment changes. Have you notices how many options there are being put fort for alternative clean fuels, and if something besides gas wasnt used, where do you think you would be able to fuel up with the options available today? How many gas stations would close because no one buys gas? How many people would be unemployed because no one buys gas? No, you have to do it gradually and let the rest of the supporting services catch up. Yes the government has been moving forward, finally, and yes there are changes being made, finally, and I expect that in 20 yrs we will all be using 100% electric cars without any pollution. But no one will lose their jobs doing it. Its moving, yes too slowly I agree, but it's moving, we will survive and it wont be long now when the progress will begin reversing the tradegies if the last 100 years.

seriously .. even i hv been thinking about that ....but hero honda brings a good news.. they research & development team has come up with a brilliant idea of a car that runs on water & nt petrol.. that would be the cleanest car on earth.. i think it already in the market.. atleast ppl should start buying this car so that one day there would be no pollution.. if u havnt heard trucks and other heavy vehicles run on LPG in delhi .. this is a very good step towards solving the serious issue.. well even cars should be made to run on LPG if every1 cannot afford hero honda H2O... what do u think ?

Well carbon emissions have been going down DRASTICALLY since the 70's, so what more can be done to stop the alleged "warming"?

Aeroplanes are the top of the agenda because they have so far, got away without being taxed for carbon emissions. But, the harm they do is far worse than we suspect, because they inject their wastes right into the upper atmosphere where the maximum damage is done. Our way of lifeall around the globe just about...relies on getting from Aa to B by road, using a vehicle. We all pay taxes, and the systems exist to change tax rates at short notice. This will increasingly happen over time. But getting a financial grip on aeroplanes is much more difficult, so at the moment more important. Actually the not so humble burger that produces all these fat Americans is also responsible for huge amounts of ozone depleteing carbon monoxide and dioxide from the vast herds of digesting cattle. If we didn't need so many, then perhaps the Amazon rain forest need not be cut down to make way for so many new farms.

Most of the people don't think at the polution, the only thing that matters is to have fun...but the Earth is giveing us a lesson with all this "rains" and ice melting...and cars are one of the big problem here...

I think all people around the world need a car because is the best way to mobilizate, and yes you have the reason about the pollution but take it easy because the enterprise that make cars they start to make a cars that no make pollution

just keep to think that the car is not the trigger of the end of the world. the end of the world is the GOD's rights. not the car. simply, in this case, the car is so valuable for mobile activity besides its bad risk (i mean pollution and traffic jam). the thing that we have to do is to prevent the risk that can we do and try to find out the best way to minimize the risk. just pray to GOD to give more wealthness and healthness to us and the entire of the world.

Well that is a new information, I was planning to buy one but now I won't.

I think it is frivolous to worry about such things. They are only signs of the coming end times. When the Rapture happens, the world will be left behind and we need no longer concern ourselves with such things.

DO NOT AGREE WITH U. I THINK IT IS DIFFERENT

WELL CANT TELL THAT CARS WILL END THE EARTH...WILL IT..JUS TO SAY THAT THEY R NON LIVING THINGS N THEY DO NOT DO MUCH HARM...TODAY WHAT THE END MAY WORLD UP HAS A GOOD REASON ....WE THE PEOPLE ....WE GET RESPONCIBLE TO END UP THE WORLD....

after we deplete all of our natural resources we will go back to riding horses and buggies. That will be a slap in the face. That is why the goverment needs to help now to make sure that we dont kill the earth and will preserve our resources longer.

not only cars .... also plastic....