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On the recordSeptember 12, 2018
Some glider manufacturers claim that using a rebuilt engine and a glider vehicle can save on the greenhouse emissions produced in the steelmaking process, but make no mistake, these one-time emissions savings are insignificant compared with the total lifetime emissions from glider engines without emission controls.
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Elizabeth Esty
Democratic · Connecticut

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Critiquing claims of emissions savings from glider vehicles compared to their overall impact.

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