Bear in mind, our Vanagons are already made.  Any NEW car you buy consumes
massive resouces and creates more polution in it's manufacture than it is
likely to spew into the atmosphere for a long time when it's on the road.
Regardless of how bad the Vanagon fuel mileage is, and, within reason, how
much polution they emit--there is an environmental statement to be made in
keeping an old car on the road.  And yes, lawnmowers pollute terribly.

----- Original Message -----
From: LAWS HOME <backintime@TRITON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 8:00 PM
Subject: Amish and polution

> So you don't think the Amish polute the air , is that what you are saying.
I
> only have one thing that comes to mind ,but it is enough for now. There
are
> a couple of Amish communitites around here and I must confess, I do admire
> their way of life for the most part.  There are even a few groups of
> Mennonites nearby so I have had the pleasure of mingling with them too.
The
> one thing that makes me wonder is this...Gasoline powered washing
machines.
> OK so this is only ONE application. However, I remember reading somewhere
> that 1 lawnmower polutes the air more than 100 automobiles? Lets think
about
> that for a moment. OK, Done. Now I don't think that a Vanagon or any other
> vehicle is so bad with or W/O a cat.!  I guess that may be one of the
> reasons that I bought a "reel" mower when I built my new house, that and
> it's just more aesthetically pleasing to push it along and smell the fresh
> CUT not broken off , grass!