This week in the news there was a report done in Canada. The Minister of Environment had a meeting with all the big car manufacturers to lay out plans for Canada's first try at regulating car emissions.

Theses car manufactures will have to agree with a written agreement to meet with emissions standards by 2010 that will likely adopt California's clean air laws. California has the toughest vehicle emission standards in North America. Also New York and New Jersey, have said they will follow the Golden State's lead.

California's measures, however, has not come without controversy. The state and the automotive industry are in a bitter legal battle over the environmental rules.

In 1981 the Canadian government set up and legislated emission regulations, but never proclaimed the law. The car companies agreed to follow the standards so the politicians backed off.

In New Jersey when the new emissions standards goes into effect it will require carmakers to produce approximately 40,000 gas electric hybrid cars and 128,000 super clean gasoline cars. For manufacturers that are already working towards these goals, the DEP will provide credits for cars created between 1999 and 2009.

Air pollution is the third most serious health factor in the world. Reducing harmful emissions that our cars are putting into the air is not a problem that can be solved over night. We as gas consumers can help in our own way to rid the world of some of theses harmful toxins. There are products out there that can reduce emissions. We have done our own research on this and have come up with some that are very effective, and are of no risk to your automobile. In fact they actually improve the performance of your vehicle and help to save on fuel consumption.

There was a test done on the product that we found to be one of the most effective ways to eliminate emissions. This test was done by very reputable emissions specialist, in this test with this particular product there was a base line established for both highway and city driving by logging more than 2,300 miles without using this particular product. Then he put the product to the test with a 1,420 mile road test using more than 100 gallons of gasoline under both city and highway conditions. He followed up this up with an emissions test. The test car, a 1998 Mercedes S-320, saw an increase in fuel savings of between 11.7 and 12.18% using the product with the additional benefit of a 75% reduction in emissions.

This is something we can all really benefit from. We have turned others on to our findings and have had nothing but positive responses. The responsibility to keep the air clean is up to all of us not just the big car manufactures, so if I can help in my own little way, why not?

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Ken Flegel 306 545-4535 or 306 501-7424

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