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State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment
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Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is environmentally friendly because the activity causes cyclists to have “an increased heart rate and respiration.”
This is according to comments he made in an email to a constituent who questioned the wisdom of a new bike tax the legislature is considering as part of a large transportation package.
We spoke with Rep. Orcutt to confirm the email’s authenticity and to get further clarification.
“You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car,” he said. However, he said he had not “done any analysis” of the difference in CO2 from a person on a bike compared to the engine of a car (others have).
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Thought this was the Onion, then I realized it was not. Ed received an AS and BS in forestry from the University of Maine. Either that institution is awfully bad or Ed Orcutt bribed is way to a degree. Either way, this is another example of how the U.S. is moving more in the direction of the nation of dummies.