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to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to aid in environmental efforts

That doesn't account for the higher electricity bills which will result of people turning on their A/C and heat, and cooking and lights. Plus, people working at home will take advantage and take other trips to the stores and elsewhere.

Government will have to put boots on vehicle wheels to prevent people from using them.

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How typical of Ca “Guv’mt” org that they reach for another way to force people how to act rather than set some measurable goals and let the market work its butt off to meet them.
Want to reduce exhaust fumes? Simply calculate the emissions from any company — like the Google complex in SJ. Then, tell Google that they have 5 years to reduce by XX%.
Let Google and local service companies sort it out. Let the local geniuses work on the problem, instead of letting some undoubtedly low intel Guv’mt employees dictate HOW to achieve the goal.
This is indicative of Guv’mt drones wanting to swagger about bragging about how they helped the environment. This has nothing to do w/ environment. It is about po