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Great video.

The IBM ad at the end claims US traffic creates 45% of the world's air pollution. I think a congestion tax makes economic sense, but that stat sounds like nonsense.

The entire US, including not just automobile transportion but also industry, generates 21% of the world's carbon dioxide,1 which is less than China. None of the most polluted cities are in the US.

^ I'm not sure what they are measuring. A quick search resulted in some air pollution numbers from 2000, but the US's portion of the world's output was a little below 45%.

Carbon Monoxide: 13.86%
Sulfur Dioxide: 8.41%
Nitrogen Oxide: 6.52%
Non-methane VOC: 9.78%

Maybe they meant 45% of the total released from all vehicles worldwide? That's the best I can think of.

^I don't understand what you mean by only a little below 45%. The highest number you cite is 13.86%, and the number I cited was 21%. These are much lower than 45%

Hmm... China surpassed the US as the world's largest automobile market in 2009,1 so it doesn't sound like the 45% number could be accurate even for vehicle pollution only.

I agree with their cause anyway, but a statistic should be accurate, and it sounds way off to me

^Good adbusting, guys!

What's the point of living longer if you can't nit-pick every little detail you come across? =)

>> ^Trancecoach:
^Good adbusting, guys!

The pursuit of long life reminds me of the saddest lines in Babylon 5. That the short life of man was a gift so that he could believe that love is forever.