[tubebender]

Now let me get this straight... We have millions and millions of catalytic converters on autos and lite trucks to clean up and turn unburned hydrocarbons and CARBON MONOXIDE to water vapor and CARBON DIOXIDE and now they are going to reverse that?

[Charles Martel]

Now let me get this straight... We have millions and millions of catalytic converters on autos and lite trucks to clean up and turn unburned hydrocarbons and CARBON MONOXIDE to water vapor and CARBON DIOXIDE and now they are going to reverse that?

Yep. Actually, since most cars on the road are now equipped with computerized electronic fuel injection, unburned hydrocarbons are a much smaller problem than back in the days of carbureted engines and overdue tune-ups.

If eliminating CO2 is a real priority, the best thing we could do is take a hacksaw to our catalytic converters. The states should lead the fight against greenhouse gases by legislating away the "exhaust sniffer" component of annual safety inspection. Why, it's their carbon-neutral duty to do so!