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California to reduce carbon emissions by... banning black cars?!
Auto Blog ^ | Mar 25th 2009 at 2:58PM | jeremy-korzeniewski

Posted on 03/26/2009 10:50:18 AM PDT by unique

In a move that will likely get California's consumers in a huff, impending legislation may soon restrict the paint color options for Golden State residents looking for their next new vehicle. The specific colors that are currently on the chopping block are all dark hues, with the worst offender seemingly the most innocuous color you could think of: Black. What could California possibly have against these colors, you ask?

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automobile; carbon; cars; emissions; nannystate; paint
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WOW, so hopefully my current black car will not have to be re-painted if this happens.

I'm thinking - is this what CA is spending money on? It just seems stupid on the surface, perhaps not - I just don't know. I do know that black is the best color for any car - the look - although it's hard to maintain.

1 posted on 03/26/2009 10:50:19 AM PDT by unique
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but all those white and metallic cars will reflect heat back into the atmosphere?

Is Kalifornia also going to ban blacktop/asphalt? How about banning black clothes?


2 posted on 03/26/2009 10:52:26 AM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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And in response, I think all California police vehicles should be repainted fuchsia and white ... immediately.


3 posted on 03/26/2009 10:53:17 AM PDT by mgc1122
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To: unique

That’s RACIST!


4 posted on 03/26/2009 10:53:37 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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To: silverleaf
Cuck Falifornia.

And everything it stands for.

5 posted on 03/26/2009 10:54:04 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union, then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: unique

So the governor will have to be driven around in pink limos from now on?


6 posted on 03/26/2009 10:55:00 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: unique

Liberalism is a mental disorder.
If anyone wasn’t sure this should erase all doubt.


7 posted on 03/26/2009 10:55:15 AM PDT by arealconservativeforachange (Tell JD Hayworth to run for McCain's seat! http://www.jdhayworth.com/contact.php)
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Is Kalifornia also going to ban blacktop/asphalt? How about banning black clothes?

Rodney King, you have a call on the White Courtesy Phone.

8 posted on 03/26/2009 10:56:01 AM PDT by Alex Murphy (Presbyterians often forget that John Knox had been a Sunday bowler.)
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To: unique

Can we still hang the toilet paper roll any way we want? Or is it mandated that the paper has to come off the top of the roll?


9 posted on 03/26/2009 10:56:18 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (American Revolution II -- overdue)
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idiots. maybe if they’d ban traffic jams, people would be in their cars less and cause less emmissions.


10 posted on 03/26/2009 10:56:49 AM PDT by absolootezer0 (thank God for Chicago: makes Detroit look wholesome by comparison.)
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So wouldn’t it stand to reason that all black things take more energy to cool down and CARB should consider banning them? Just thinking out loud here about CARB’s insanity


11 posted on 03/26/2009 10:57:09 AM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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“When we first heard of this issue, an internal debate immediately began as to whether this might be an elaborate early April Fool’s joke, but it isn’t.....”

No, it’s just Sacramento Fools telling you how to live your life....


12 posted on 03/26/2009 10:57:51 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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Next, they'll be worried about your thermostat setting, or how much water your toilet uses.

Oh, wait...

13 posted on 03/26/2009 10:59:27 AM PDT by SIDENET (President Obama's teleprompter has issued a stern warning to corporate executives)
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To: unique

All hail the Culture of Control!


14 posted on 03/26/2009 11:00:03 AM PDT by SIDENET (President Obama's teleprompter has issued a stern warning to corporate executives)
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"California Banning black cars!"

Why? I have it on good authority that "Black Cars, look better in the shade!"

15 posted on 03/26/2009 11:00:55 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (will work for bailout bonus.... Twitter: maddawggmorgan)
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I’m just going to stop using toilet paper altogether and then wipe my hands all over the cubicles at work of any democrat......


16 posted on 03/26/2009 11:03:26 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Mad Dawgg

Black cars look better in a snowstorm....


17 posted on 03/26/2009 11:04:41 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: unique

A slap in the face to the Amish!


18 posted on 03/26/2009 11:06:00 AM PDT by WinMod70
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I’m just going to stop using toilet paper altogether and then wipe my hands all over the cubicles at work of any democrat......

Just use your left hand and say that you're a Muslim. That way, you'll be protected. Hell, they might even fund your behavior.

19 posted on 03/26/2009 11:06:51 AM PDT by SIDENET (President Obama's teleprompter has issued a stern warning to corporate executives)
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To: unique

they also want no big screens and plasma TV’s.


20 posted on 03/26/2009 11:07:32 AM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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