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HI Kira: Hope you are well, and thanks for the valuable information. One quick comment - the prevalence of the general American public to buy SUV's and other larger vehicles, resulting in GM closing down some of its US plants, seems to reflect that much of the population looks to the short term and still does not take climate change seriously. Jeff ------------------------------ Jeffrey Levine AIA Principal Levine Design Studio Washington DC ------------------------------
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That seems to be true and has been for years. Especially since the cost of gasoline is cheaper now than it has ever been (accounting for inflation), and can cost less than bottled water! And if you look at the CAFE standards, they are set up by the size of the vehicle, the square feet "footprint", that requires higher GPM for smaller cars and allows SUVs and small trucks much lower efficiency. The commentaries note that this method has killed off the family "station wagon" over the years, with some exceptions.
Of course, as people continue to drive more with cheap gas the planners and developers expand housing and office construction into further suburbs, requiring even more roads and miles driven by commuters. We could go on about this topic, of course, but it is all connected, and the attitude among the public, industry and government is not focused on solving these problems, does not even recognize them as problems. In fact, cheap gas is a rallying cry for many people. Look what happened in France just this week.
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Sherman Aronson AIA
BLT Architects
Philadelphia PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-03-2018 10:45
From: Jeffrey Levine
Subject: Federal report details climate change's impact
HI Kira:
Hope you are well, and thanks for the valuable information.
One quick comment - the prevalence of the general American public to buy SUV's and other larger vehicles, resulting in GM closing down some of its US plants, seems to reflect that much of the population looks to the short term and still does not take climate change seriously.
Jeff
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Jeffrey Levine AIA
Principal
Levine Design Studio
Washington DC
Original Message:
Sent: 11-26-2018 12:16
From: Kira Gould
Subject: Federal report details climate change's impact
Many of you will already have seen this (it was released on Friday), but just in case:
A new report describes in great detail the devastating effects that climate change is already having and will continue to have on the U.S. economy and American way of life.
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Kira Gould
Principal
Kira Gould CONNECT
Oakland CA
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