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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>The only thing I’ll add is that EPA registers thousands of products (is supposed to be millions but they’re 25 years behind legal requirements to test and control chemicals and interactions). Namely pesticides. When companies say their pesticides are EPA registered—as if to indicate it’s safe—it’s because it has to be...because it’s potentially hazardous and is controlled.<BR>
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On 4/26/11 7:42 PM, "Steve" <<a href="steve@greengeek.ca">steve@greengeek.ca</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Consolas, Courier New, Courier"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Hi all,<BR>
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> Does anyone know about the fuel product envirotabs (see below)? Not exactly<BR>
> green building related but it may effect the vehicles our companies use.<BR>
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I've seen products like this before, but none with marketing quite<BR>
this over-the-top!<BR>
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> The "credibility and "reputation" of our Drive Green, Save Green product is<BR>
> as follows:<BR>
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"Credibility" and "reputation" indeed... quotes are absolutely<BR>
necessary in this case, to outline these "facts". heh.<BR>
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> 1. The engineering and chemistry of our product has won the "Nobel" prize.<BR>
> No other company world wide can say this.<BR>
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Products don't win Nobel prizes, people do, that's why nobody says that.<BR>
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> 2. EnviroTabs is EPA registered.<BR>
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AFAIK, the EPA doesn't handle product registrations...<BR>
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> 3. EnviroTabs has a world wide "Patent".<BR>
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Patents are granted by individual countries, none are "world wide"<BR>
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> 4. EnviroTabs reduces harmful emissions up to 85%......YES!!! 85%.<BR>
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85% of what, CO2? NOx? Particulates? All of them, exactly 85%, for<BR>
every vehicle?<BR>
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> 5. EnviroTabs increases your MPG up to 38%...(tremendous gas savings).<BR>
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Again, for every vehicle? Impressive.<BR>
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> 6. EnviroTabs lowers your maintenance costs<BR>
> (truck oil changes are now at 40,000+ miles between oil changes)<BR>
> ....................and so many more documented benefits....see the links<BR>
> below.<BR>
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Right....<BR>
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There are ways to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions, and many<BR>
car manufacturers are starting to do so.. but there's no such thing as<BR>
a magic pill that can perform these miraculous claims, I'm afraid. I<BR>
don't recommend associating yourself with this company, the whole<BR>
thing screams "scam!".<BR>
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Also, their tagline "see you at the pump".... shouldn't that be "we<BR>
won't see you at the pump"?? :)<BR>
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-Steve<BR>
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