RE: Environmental Awareness Day...  
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Tower Hobbies
Enter up to 4 keywords or Tower stock numbers
Logged in as Guest



Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
       

All Forums >> RC Cars, Buggies, Trucks, Tanks and more >> Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more >> RE: Environmental Awareness Day...
Page: <<   < prev  1 2 [3] 4 5   next >   >>  

Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 2:13:28 PM   
Anomie



Posts: 3356
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Liverwurst, CA, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Longhair

Personally I think that there are more important issues that should be address that hit closer to home. Have you ever been on an Indian Reservation? I have many times.


I'm sure there are several members here that have visited reservations, myself included. That is not the point of this thread, however. Regardless of other issues which may have differing importance to each of us, the subject at hand is attempting to reduce and reuse.

Please don't convolute the thread by entering into other discussions. This is a tricky enough subject to keep alive without treading into policy-violating territory. We're damned close now.

Thank you.


_____________________________

~Reiko~ RCU Car Forums Moderator

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_377662/tm.htm

(in reply to Longhair)
       Post #: 51

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 3:33:07 PM   
dsales



Posts: 527
Joined: 8/14/2005
From: London, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Why dont you guys all make a start by breaking your rc cars to pieces and recycling the precious metals and plastics they contain so that they can go to a worthier cause
Afterall, it is just a hobby right?

(in reply to Anomie)
       Post #: 52

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 3:49:56 PM   
AutoXMan



Posts: 5291
Joined: 1/12/2006
From: Trumbull, CT, USA
Status: online 		You can make a difference in other ways than destroying what you enjoy doing on your own free time.


_____________________________

V-tec rep

(in reply to dsales)
       Post #: 53

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 3:57:47 PM   
Foxy



Posts: 8861
Joined: 3/23/2005
From: Kingston UK, but living in Athens, GREECE
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: dsales

Why dont you guys all make a start by breaking your rc cars to pieces and recycling the precious metals and plastics they contain so that they can go to a worthier cause
Afterall, it is just a hobby right?


Yeh, good idea, I lost count how many RC parts I found floating off the coast of antarctica.

_____________________________

Foxy. RCU Car Forums Moderator.
"Artificial Intelligence is no match for genuine stupidity".
Check out my Large Scale Gas RC Car Vids... www.youtube.com/foxy4242

(in reply to dsales)
       Post #: 54

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 5:03:48 PM   
RCtruckRacer



Posts: 3257
Joined: 6/2/2005
From: Eugene, OR, USA
Status: online 		JMO, but it seems like apathy is just as big a problem as what's being discussed here. Kinda sad really.

_____________________________

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.
My opinions are my own, and are not necessarily those of RCU

(in reply to Foxy)
       Post #: 55

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 5:40:59 PM   
Anomie



Posts: 3356
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Liverwurst, CA, USA
Status: offline 		I agree, Rob. Many people just figure everything will go on just fine for themselves, and thus what's the problem? There are so many little details about the manner in which I run my life and home that I have changed in recent years to which I have subsequently become accustomed, that I now pay so much more attention to the world around me and what others are doing. At work, there are many who have been here for decades, and in their view things do not need to change or be improved upon. It makes me sad.

I really can identify with your point, and Foxy's feelings as well.

_____________________________

~Reiko~ RCU Car Forums Moderator

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_377662/tm.htm

(in reply to RCtruckRacer)
       Post #: 56

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/10/2008 11:49:29 PM   
ThunderbirdJunkie



Posts: 11307
Joined: 7/25/2004
From: Mason, OH, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: dsales

American 4x4 do use up a lot of gasoline but I agree with you Longhair. Why do the greenpeace people sometimes attack 4x4 which have a high miles per gallon count, such as mercedes, bmw and nissan 4x4's


No more than a Japanese 4x4 (4runner, Pajero) or an English 4x4 ($95,000 for a freakin Range Rover? WHO'S wasteful? PFFT)

My Jeep gets better fuel economy than my mom's TWO WHEEL DRIVE 4runner did or her TWO WHEEL DRIVE Toyota Sequoia does.
Don't blame American 4x4s for something that anything that is built like a TRUCK does. My stepfather's Tacoma 4x2 gets worse gas mileage than my dad's Chevy Colorado 4x4.
the Pathfinders are AWFUL on gas
Remember, we Americans can't get diesel Japanese and Euro SUVs here in the States.

Also, there is more money raised to save land for the future by we American off-road enthusiasts than the environmentalists.

Yes, pollution is a problem, but when you start blaming Joe Blow with his well-maintained 14 mpg Jeep that gets driven maybe 5,000 miles a year instead of your average environmentalist who probably drives a poorly maintained '91 Subaru Loyale with bad rings so it leaves a nice trail of blue smoke everywhere they go driving 25,000 miles a year because they want to picket, you need to take your blinders off. Yeah, it gets 30 mpg in GAS, but it gets about 100 miles to the QUART OF OIL, too...

THERE IS NO ONE SINGLE CAUSE of pollution, and it's EVERYBODY'S fault. Don't single out American 4x4s simply because of the poster child H2 (which gets THE SAME fuel economy as the Range Rover).

Proof that the American SUV is the cause for the decline of society...




< Message edited by ThunderbirdJunkie -- 6/11/2008 12:04:39 AM >

_____________________________

"Some people can mess up an anvil with a rubber hammer"-46u

(in reply to dsales)
       Post #: 57

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 12:55:14 AM   
brett65



Posts: 1075
Joined: 12/21/2007
From: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Status: offline 		The new hybrid tahoe gets 21 mpg, and there are no full size anythings from outside the US that can do that. That's the same mileage as a 4 cyl camry. We have the answers to stop alot of energy use, but alot of people think that it has to be here NOW! I took us almost a decade to reach the moon and that was with the full backing of the country.

_____________________________

Truckzilla w/LRP28,Firestorm,Spek DX3.0,Micro-T,uglystik,SkyRaider Mach 1 TTpro 46,Phoenix Extra 300S OS 55AX Futaba 2.4 6EX

(in reply to ThunderbirdJunkie)
       Post #: 58

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 2:07:08 AM   
AutoXMan



Posts: 5291
Joined: 1/12/2006
From: Trumbull, CT, USA
Status: online 		The new Camry 4 cylinder is well rated above 21 mpg combined driving. The Tahoe will not get above 20 mpg highway. Not much of an acheivement if you ask me.


_____________________________

V-tec rep

(in reply to brett65)
       Post #: 59

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 2:11:43 AM   
ThunderbirdJunkie



Posts: 11307
Joined: 7/25/2004
From: Mason, OH, USA
Status: offline 		A 6,000lb fullsize truck getting 21mpg is not an achievement?

_____________________________

"Some people can mess up an anvil with a rubber hammer"-46u

(in reply to AutoXMan)
       Post #: 60

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 2:38:01 AM   
Anomie



Posts: 3356
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Liverwurst, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Every thread related to any type of environmental subject seems to rail on into gas mileage. We have two similar threads in the OT to support a mileage discussion, so let's continue this vein elsewhere, shall we?

_____________________________

~Reiko~ RCU Car Forums Moderator

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_377662/tm.htm

(in reply to ThunderbirdJunkie)
       Post #: 61

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 3:04:32 AM   
04DarkShadowGT


 

Posts: 828
Joined: 6/2/2006
From: Ft Wayne, IN, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: AutoXMan

The new Camry 4 cylinder is well rated above 21 mpg combined driving. The Tahoe will not get above 20 mpg highway. Not much of an acheivement if you ask me.


The 21mpg is city. If you dont think a 6,000lb V8 truck with 330hp that gets the same city mileage as a 3000lb 4 cylinder, what would impress you?

The Tahoe is rated 20 city/ 21 Highway. Imo thats pretty darn good for such a big vehicle, especially one with that much power, and one that can tow 6000lbs.

_____________________________

Erevo, Axial ARTR, Lazer ZX-5, TB-02 GTB, Desert Truck VXL, Losi MMB, AE RC18MT, AE Monster GT 3.0, Blast, Grey Thunder, BJ2

(in reply to AutoXMan)
       Post #: 62

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 3:31:20 AM   
Anomie



Posts: 3356
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Liverwurst, CA, USA
Status: offline 		It's so refreshing to know that the requests of the staff are taken seriously.

_____________________________

~Reiko~ RCU Car Forums Moderator

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_377662/tm.htm

(in reply to 04DarkShadowGT)
       Post #: 63

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 3:49:04 AM   
SAVAGEJIM



Posts: 4737
Joined: 7/6/2005
From: behind my 'puter, USA
Status: offline 		Getting more back to environmetal issues, pollution, but also tied to burning fossil fuels, There have been the idea by several businesses and even school districts to going to longer 4day school/work weeks instead of the standard 5day work/school week. This I think is a good idea; it spares students and work commuters one day's worth of driving. So, assuming one only goes to and from work/school (like I do since it is too expensive now to do much else), the fuel expenditire for the week is cut by 20% (or maybe more like 10-15% for most others). This would be especially effective for big cities with traffic congestion problems, these big cities will see a significant amount of polution reduced during rush hour. The schools/businesses can rotate the day off during the week to help further alleviate the traffic load and the grid lock and therfore fule expenditure and pullotion generated.

Another idea is to staggar when people go to work and school. I find it stupid that most businesses and schools insist on the 8-5 and 9-6 work-school shifts. There should be more shifts as well: a 6-3, 7-4, and maybe also a 10-7. That way, the roads are less prone to congestion, less pollution form idling cars, and less lost time for each person. Now, for the 4x10hr work day, simply add 2 hours to each of these shifts.

I\'m not saying these changes should be forced on everyone, but make it available for those who want such shifts. That way, those who do choose them can possible help with reducing fuel consumption and pollution.

As I said before, mass transit and car pooling should be highly encouraged, especially since most businesses, schools, and poeple/students would be at first less inclined to take them. But, by giving someone the chance to take an alternate workshift so he avoids rush hour might be insentive enough to work different hours.

_____________________________

I hate stray Tomcats

(in reply to Anomie)
       Post #: 64

RE: Environmental Awareness Day... - 6/11/2008 4:01:52 AM