Bounty on Older Cars

Living on Earth

Steve talks with Bernard Campbell of DRI/McGraw-Hill about a proposal to sharply reduce air pollution by paying drivers to junk their older cars. Old cars can emit more than 40 times as much carbon monoxide as newer models.

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