The year it stops....

[tweety]

Well, we can always talk about the weather

[Oliver88]

If we listen to Hollywood's pretend climatologists/scientists we will ban:

Canadian Oilsands and pipelines (OPEC oil from Islamic dictators is fine)
Cattle
GMO's
Vaccines

[errolanderson]

Think there should be a government program to cork volcanoes or at least tarp 'em. Lots of carbon credits there.

Silver, . . . Great thread. Back to my coffee and stare at those white mountains.

[farmaholic]

Not that I'm a global warming activist, I'm just saying things change. Always will always have. One way or the other...

[bucket]

My first question to an ndp candidate will be.....


With the reduction in hours on tractors by the change on farm practices such as no till and larger equipment haven't we already reduced emissions more than any tier 4 engine?

Obviously the conservative farmers sitting in Ottawa can't figure it out.

Next question ....

If we put 75 percent of the truck traffic back on rail there would also be less environmental issues with more efficient logistics?



You guys get it right?

The ndp are environmentalists and the conservatives are just stupid for not rationalizing what has been going on or trying to make things work better.

Rail is the most efficient way of moving bulk goods and they ignore the opportunity.

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

Canada has no control over emissions specs. That is all dictated by California and the USA. I'm not sure why a combine that is used 2 weeks a year needs to have the same emissions equipment as highway tractors that run 365 days a year. Will we even run internal combustion engines in 40 years?

[grassfarmer]

Whether you agree that climate change is happening or not, and whether it might be man made or not, we all have a responsibility for the sustainability of the people on this planet.
How can we continue as we are post "peak oil" with fracking being a good example of the increasingly desperate means being pursued to perpetuate our hydrocarbon addiction?
Even if you deny climate change you have got to come up with an answer to that one. The status quo is not an option.

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

You missed the point on EU/N American Tier 4 emissions controls... THEY REDUCE PARTICULATE SIZE AND N0X ON DIESEL ENGINES. This is primarily about AIR POLLUTION... not fuel efficiency... as our JD combines pre-2008 prove... they burn LESS fuel than new machines.

This was put into law long before 2006 when PM Harper started; and the 2011 election when they got a Majority in Ottawa.

"
Environmental Benefit and Cost
1998 Regulation
At the time of signing the 1998 rule, the EPA estimated that by 2010 NOx emissions would be reduced by about a million tons per year, the equivalent of taking 35 million passenger cars off the road.

The costs of meeting the emission standards were expected to add under 1% to the purchase price of typical new nonroad diesel equipment, although for some equipment the standards may cause price increases on the order of 2-3%. The program was expected to cost about $600 per ton of NOx reduced.

Tier 4 Regulation
When the full inventory of older nonroad engines are replaced by Tier 4 engines, annual emission reductions are estimated at 738,000 tons of NOx and 129,000 tons of PM. By 2030, 12,000 premature deaths would be prevented annually due to the implementation of the proposed standards.

The estimated costs for added emission controls for the vast majority of equipment was estimated at 1-3% as a fraction of total equipment price. For example, for a 175 hp bulldozer that costs approximately $230,000 it would cost up to $6,900 to add the advanced emission controls and to design the bulldozer to accommodate the modified engine.

EPA estimated that the average cost increase for 15 ppm S fuel would be 7 cents per gallon. This figure would be reduced to 4 cents by anticipated savings in maintenance costs due to low sulfur diesel."

"IS THIS THE LAST STEP IN REDUCING EMISSIONS?
Diesel engine emissions have been moving progressively toward zero levels for several years (See Figures 5 and 6 in the Appendix.) and Tier 4 Final emissions are near zero. However, EPA establishes future standards based on air quality considerations and technical feasibility. New efforts are underway to establish fuel economy requirements for on-highway trucks, focusing on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as part of a broader climate change policy. Consideration of CO2 emissions from off-road engines and equipment is possible in the future."
For more information on diesel issues and technology visit www.dieselforum.org.

[cottonpicken]

Grass I'm all for pollution control but co2 you know the stuff plants breath measured in parts per million at a infitisable fraction come on.....

Answer me this why is the weather on other planets changing?

[bucket]

So we burn more fuel while having less emissions.

Are all refineries equipped to make that extra fuel with less emissions?


Let's start thinking a bit here.

And Canada could take every moving vehicle off the road and it wouldn't an ounce of difference.