2009Oct22: “People say that it’s expensive to switch from diesel to hybrids or natural gas. The question is, how much are your kids’ lungs worth?” said Daniel Becker, director of the safe climate campaign of the Center for Auto Safety in Washington, on the need to stop using conventional diesel buses (New York Times).
Reference: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/automobiles/autospecial2/22BUS.html
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