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Diesel cars: Tax Changes should take place

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With some diesel cars emitting up to 20 times the legal limits on harmful pollutants, is it time to move to a cleaner fuel?

Source: Diesel cars: Is it time to switch to a cleaner fuel? – BBC News

Take a look at the Honda CRV.

Buy a Diesel Honda CRV 1.6 i-DTEC SR 160PS and you will be in band E because the amount of CO2 output is 139 and your NGC rating (Next Green Car) will be 39. How much a year? £130.

Buy a Petrol Honda CRV 2.0 i-VTEC SR 155PS and you will be in band I because the amount of CO2 output is 177 and your NGC rating (Next Green Car) will be 49. How much a year? £225.

Nowhere is there any mention of particulate matter or Nitrous Oxide which belches out of diesel cars. Oxford Street in London is one of the unhealthiest places for a pedestrian to walk, because the levels of both are so high.

Owners of diesel cars ought to be paying far more than owners of Petrol cars

N2O is a greenhouse gas with a large global warming potential (GWP). When compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), N2O has 298 times the ability per molecule of gas to trap heat in the atmosphere. 

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Diabetes – What is really happening?

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“One in three adults in England ‘on cusp’ of diabetes”

People with pre-diabetes have no symptoms of ill health, but their blood sugar levels are at the very high end of the normal range – on the cusp of diabetes.

Surely, haven’t we seen a dramatic rise in the consumption of artificial sweeteners, and so it can’t be sugar that is to blame.

Take a look at what Dr Mercola says

Diet foods and drinks are promoted to help you lose weight but compelling evidence shows that artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause weight gain rather than weight loss. That’s right, aspartame―which was once hailed as a wonder chemical because it tastes like sugar without the calories―actually makes you fatter, and adversely affects your blood glucose levels and insulin sensitivity.

 

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