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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Reagan Quotes (long)
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 12:57:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 12:57:40 1985
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> Here's a list of some quotes from Reagan.  They were inside
> the play program from "Rap Master Ronnie."  No wonder Reagan
> "dislikes" Trudeau...  Anyone else got any embarassing quotes from
> these people we call politicians?
> 
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> "Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons
> released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and
> enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources." --Ronald
> Reagan
> 
This statement by Reagan is garbled, but not entirely wrong.  About
75% of hydrocarbon pollution in Southern California is caused by
vegetation.  This is one reason that a number of Air Quality Management
Districts were reluctant to require vapor recovery systems in gas
stations, since the bulk of the hydrocarbons were coming from trees
and shrubs.  (The xylenes are the reason the Great Smoky Mountains
are smokey.)