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This book sheds light on environmental and other issues, including global warming, that will deeply affect the future of the automobile and of all American industry. The author details the inevitable clash between man's desire for freedom of mobility and the government's ever-increasing tendency to want to regulate all aspects of motor vehicles.
Johnston questions the science and reasoning behind governmental regulations limiting motorists' personal mobility. He addresses the Kyoto summit and treaty proposals, new clean air standards from the Environmental Protection Agency, the deterioration of the U.S. road and highway system, and motor vehicle safety. He takes on U.S. regulators who are targeting the automobile industry for "greenhouse gases," explaining that regulations to reduce energy consumption would impose huge costs on U.S. consumers for benefits that have not yet been determined.
Johnston cites numerous scientific findings that reflect much uncertainty about the roles of various climactic factors. He advocates research to improve scientific understanding of global climate changes, but he says consumers should not have to pay for regulatory benefits that are speculative at best.
James D. Johnston was a resident fellow at AEI. He was vice president of General Motors for industry-government relations and special assistant to the president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association.
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