Posted on 03/11/2019 10:49:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
DENVER -- A foundation is focused on driving clunkers off the road in hopes of ushering in cleaner air in Colorado.
The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association started the Clear the Air Foundation in 2007. It's focused on cars that are more than 15 years old. Mark Zeigler, the Director of the foundation, said it's focused on these cars because they emit 100 times the pollution of new cars.
Since it's inception, the foundation has pulled 4,000 clunkers off Colorado streets, with the goal of removing 650 cars a year.
The foundation takes clunkers from dealerships for free and sells the cars to scrap yards. Money from the scrap yard sale is pooled into a scholarship fund and then awarded to aspiring technicians. The scholarship awards go to both education and new tools.
"As these young men and women are starting in a new career, it makes a huge impact to have tools to start with instead of borrowing," said Zeigler.
This year, the foundation hopes to distribute $100,000 in scholarship money to new aspiring technicians.
The NEWEST vehicle I drive is an ‘05 diesel F-350.
The oldest vehicle I have is a ‘73 IH bus with 18K miles on it.
There are a coupla older motorcycles and cars in the mix too.
Not one of them has ever failed a smog check.
Colorado seems to be infested with too many big city liberals who want to make all the laws. I might have wanted to live there at one time; not any more. Can’t afford to buy a car that would meet their approval & not mine. The legal marijuana would be another reason to steer clear.
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