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Spring 2008

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 23, Number 2

Categories: Spring 2008 | Management

The Potential of Satellites to Control Pollution from Motor Vehicles

Gregory B. Christainsen, California State University, East Bay

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise23(2),2008,65-80ThePotentialofSatellitestoControlPollutionfromMotorVehiclesGregoryB.Christainsen*CaliforniaStateUniversity,EastBayAbstractThispaperarguesthatonboarddiagnosticsystemslinkedviavehicletransponderstosatellitescouldprovidethebasisforamoreefficientandpotentiallyglobalapproachtocontrollingpollutionfrommotorvehicles.Motoristswouldbesubjecttomultipleemissionscharges:(1)aone-timechargewhenavehicleisfirstsold;(2)arecurringchargethatwoulddependonthedistancedrivenduringeachperiodoftime;and(3)anadditionalchargeintheeventofimproperlymaintainedequipmentpertainingtopollutionabatement.Theuseoftranspondersandsatellitesfor(2)and(3)wouldmakeconventionalsmogtestingobsoleteandwouldresultinlargecostsavings.I.IntroductionInlightofrecentdevelopmentsinsatellitetechnology,thispaperdiscussesaprovocativeandpotentiallyglobalapproachtotheburningoffossilfuelsbymotorvehicles.Theapproachraisesseveralquestions—asdoesanyplausibleapproachtomotorvehiclepollution.Thepaperwilladdresssomeofthemoreimportantquestionsinthespaceavailable,butitshouldnotbeviewedasthelastsayonthematter.Rather,itisintendedtobepartofanongoingdiscussion.Duringthelast40years,governmentshaverequiredthatnewvehiclesmeetever-tougheremissionsstandards.However,adisproportionateamountofthepollutionfrommotorvehiclescomesfromoldervehicles(U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,2000),1andthemorestringentemissionsstandardsfornewvehiclesmake*Thispaperwasoriginallypreparedforthe2007conferenceoftheAssociationforPrivateEnterpriseEducation.Theauthorwouldliketothanktwoanonymousrefereesandtheeditorforhelpfulcomments.Theusualdisclaimerapplies.Formorerecentdata,seeUSAToday,18June2007,Al.65

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Title	The Potential of Satellites to Control Pollution from Motor Vehicles
Authors/Creators:	Gregory B. Christainsen, California State University, East Bay
Year:	2008
Volume:	23
Number:	2
Pages:	65 - 80
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Environmental Management, Science and Technology, Carbon emissions, Government policy

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Christainsen, Gregory B. / 2008. "The Potential of Satellites to Control Pollution from Motor Vehicles." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 23(2): 65-80.