Car Heaven Canadian program. Emissions

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This was a recent press release. Most of the older cars they are talking about are cars we drive daily. I know they can't have my Metro.

The Clean Air Foundation developed the Car Heaven program in 2000 to encourage Canadians to retire their old, higher polluting vehicles and to ensure that these vehicles are recycled in the most environmentally responsible manner possible. In May 2005, GM of Canada partnered with the Clean Air Foundation to offer eligible Car Heaven donors $1,000 towards the purchase of a new GM vehicle. This partnership has proven to be a strong and valuable alliance. Participation in Car Heaven has more than tripled and the impact on the environment has been significant.

Through the Car Heaven program, in 2006 alone, more than 16,000 older vehicles were replaced with new GM vehicles. The emissions of these more than 16,000 old vehicles are equal to the emissions of more than 320,000 new vehicles that have new advanced emission technologies. In that same year, the program prevented the release of 8,710 tons of carbon monoxide, 2,105 tons of smog-forming emissions and 26,910 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Remember this the next time you up your A/F ratio to the point you flame throw your convertor.