----- Original Message -----
From: "Gord Sellar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hou-llution [Re: discrepancy between Presidential polls]
> At 12:05 AM -0400 04/11/2000, dendriite wrote:
> >Because of its topography it is very understandable that autos could be
the
> >main polluter in Los Angeles. But Houston, with its flat plains and
> >constantly changing weather shouldnt be as polluted as it is. Here its
not
> >the autos so much as it is the industry and the grandfather clause that
> >protects them.
>
> What's the grandfather clause?
> Gord
A Grandfather Clause, or Grandfathering, is the policy of ignoring or
allowing the state of older facilities when newer standards are being
applied elsewhere and otherwise.
As an example, Gov Bush Grandfathered all the older more polluting power
generating plants in Texas, rather than force the utilities to bring them up
to the new code. Money Talks!!!
xponent
rob
