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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY JASMINE BAILEY\uc0\u8232 ANCHOR CANDICE AVILES
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 New research suggest that President Obama\'92s \'93Cash
For Clunkers\'94 program, that was implemented to help the environment, is actually doing
the opposite.\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.inquisitr.com/469329/cash-for-clunkers-hurt-the-environment-says-new-report/#Tz7fVWtZWclvy3jK.99"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 The program\ulnone }}originally served as a way to get people to buy more
fuel-efficient cars. People could trade in their old gas-guzzlers for $4,500 to go towards
buying a new fuel-efficient car. The program seemed to be a win-win\'97 the consumer gets
a new car and America\'92s ecological footprint gets a little smaller.\
\uc0\u8232 But the {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.a-r-a.org/index.asp"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Automobile Recyclers Association\ulnone }}notes that while
\b \'93automobiles are almost completely recyclable, down to their engine oil and brake fluid\'85
many of the \'91Cash for Clunkers\'92 cars were never sent to recycling facilities.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 Instead, many of those old clunkers were sent to junk yards.
Old engines were reportedly destroyed and what wasn\'92t sold in auction was shredded.
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.emagazine.com/blog/the-cash-for-clunkers-conundrum"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 E Magazine says}}\'97 that
is where the problem lies.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232
\b \'93For each ton of metal recovered by a shredding facility, roughly 500 pounds of
shredder residue are produced; meaning about 3 to 4.5 million tons of shredder residue
is sent to landfills every year.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 The shredder
residue typically consists of a mix of polyurethane foams, polymers, metal oxides, glass and dirt\'97
which aren\'92t exactly degradable ( \i you know, minus the dirt
\i0 ).\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 But that doesn\'92t seem to be the only complaint about the program.
{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://http//www.tricities.com/news/opinion_columns/article_1ec4ccc4-4350-11e2-8145-0019bb30f31a.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 A writer for TriCities}} calls
Cash For Clunkers a \b \'93debacle,\'94
\b0 saying...\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 \b \'b7 \'93The program destroyed approximately
750,000 working vehicles. This created a severe shortage of affordable, reliable cars for
folks like my customers who cannot afford newer, expensive cars.\'94\uc0\u8232 \'b7
\'a0\'93Many new cars were repossessed. People who purchased new cars had lost their functional,
albeit older, transportation, ruined their credit and now had no vehicle.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \u8232 However, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.ibtimes.com/critics-say-obamas-cash-clunkers-program-hurt-economy-environment-not-everyone-buying-it-995182"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 IBTimes points out}} that the program was very successful in one aspect:
stimulating three times more economic growth than originally expected\
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