RE: [ihc] Kyoticizing the Scout

["Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
>John M. Adams
>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:13 PM
>Subject: RE: [ihc] Kyoticizing the Scout

>Dr. Bill Wattenburg used to talk about this on his KGO talk show. When I
>still lived there, I used to listen to him a lot, and on more than one
>occasion I heard him describe the amount of energy used, and the amount of
>pollution generated in order to create the batteries used in hybrid
>vehicles, and new batteries in general.

I prolly shoulda actually searched for references before speculating their
absence. Here's a quick one:

http://www.greenspeed.us/electric_bicycle_manufacture.htm

By these #'s, I'm prolly *saving* the planet some net pollution just by
keeping/driving(vs. not 'recycling') my IH junk, ignoring completely the
effect of buying a new vehicle to drive. Dang, I feel better already ;)

Like I've always said, "Restoring *is* Recycling" :)

Jim