[Rob Hood]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=128569

Article is posted in case the link is bad -

SACRAMENTO, California — The state of California will require all 2009 model and later cars to be labeled with stickers giving their global warming score, starting at the beginning of the year. The labels will rate vehicles on a scale of 1-10 — with 10 being the best and 5 an average number — based on direct emissions and emissions related to fuel production, and will let consumers make comparisons between models.

California vehicles already are given a Smog Score, in which new models are rated on a 1-10 scale for emissions. The labeling will be displayed side by side on new vehicles sold in the state. Consumers can also look up detailed information on the Drive Clean Web site.

New York can expect a similar sticker law for new models starting in 2010.

What this means to you: Environmental-impact stickers: not just for refrigerators anymore.

[00 Trans Ram]

But, humans are not separate from nature. We are a part of nature. The fact that we are self-aware is immaterial.

Is it unnatural for a wolf to hunt its prety to extinction? Not at all. It's bad for the wolf, but that's the way nature works. One dominant species does what is best for itself. It's simply the way nature is.

However, I will soften my stance a bit to say that I appreciate environmentalists on many fronts. I know it sounds hypocritical, but I usually find myself on the side of Green Peace when it comes to the slaughter of whales and other animals. For some reason, I don't much mind the indirect cause of mass animal death, but I don't like directly causing it.

I know - it's a weird place to draw a line. But, I figured I'd come clean and be honest.

[DRD T-bone]

But, humans are not separate from nature. We are a part of nature. The fact that we are self-aware is immaterial.

Is it unnatural for a wolf to hunt its prety to extinction? Not at all. It's bad for the wolf, but that's the way nature works. One dominant species does what is best for itself. It's simply the way nature is.

I have to disagree there. Our consciousness puts us on a much higher level of nature, one where we've gathered an enormous amount of historical data so that we can reasonably predict the consequences of our actions and ascertain the best course of action to avoid the least desireable outcomes.

I.e. I don't have unprotected sex with everything that walks because I know that I'd probably contract something and die. I weigh the relative costs against the relative positive outcomes given each one's estimated likelihood and make a conscious decision. Wolves will display some of this behavior such as a lone wolf not messing with a buffalo because that's the basic level of "data" available to them.