Did You Know That California is Greener Than France?

Cultural differences between countries run right to the heart of government, thereby influencing technological innovation. This is reported in a comparative study by David Calef and Robert Goble published recently in the journal Policy Sciences. The authors outline efforts taken throughout the 1990s by both the US and French governments to adopt legislation fostering technological innovation to improve urban air quality by promoting clean vehicles, specifically electric vehicles (EVs). The study highlights the differences in approach and policy-making style by both governments and how this might have affected the final outcome.

California's embrace of strict environmental laws gave it the edge over also-ran France in a "race" to put the most environmentally friendly cars on the road, a new report claims.


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Will_ - 6/6/2007 9:49:02 AM

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Why yes, I did.

Rupert - 6/6/2007 10:35:11 AM

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Well considering Cali has about half the population of France, and is the most visited country in the world (over 75 million people visit each year)...I would expect it.
But if you're basing this title simply on some electric cars, that's ridiculous.

nvme - 6/6/2007 11:10:37 AM

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france might be less environementally friendly than Cali emission-legislation wise, but take into account nuclear electricity production, public transport, and agricultural law, among other more miscellaneous things, i would say France is overall more evironmentally minded...
anyway they are both to be commended for serious efforts, Cali maybe a little more because of the fact that lobbies there have a further reach in governmental action

Shredmo - 6/6/2007 12:04:40 PM

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California is considered green though they outsource their energy needs to less populated states. The pollution in these places is artificially high because the people of California can afford to pay "big business" in other states to trash their environment, to produce their energy. This is done at the expense of the ordinary citizens in these "lesser" states.

California's pollution effects the entire world, mostly with the exception of California. If that is green, maybe I should sneak to my neighboring state to take out the trash, Sorry Wisconsin!

Besides, everyone knows the only state in the US that should be compared to another country is Texas. It is like a whole 'nother country.

AlexTx - 6/6/2007 12:57:37 PM

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I reckon...

S4cabriofoxone - 6/7/2007 1:14:05 AM

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Did you know that when parrots are lonley, they can go insane?

993Turbo - 6/11/2007 8:19:40 AM

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When you include all the smokers in France, they are WAY behind!