技師的地位是要自已爭取，在目前政治體制之下，民意代表需要聆聽民意，積極代表民意，而民間團體為要遂行本身利益，也需要藉由民意代表發聲，臺灣省土木技師公會在這是非不分，只問藍綠的政治社會之下，是無需捲入其中，本屆理監事會，技巧且平行地邀請藍綠雙方總統候選人來訪，說明土木技師之能力與社會供獻，並合理爭取土木技師應有之權益。

首先是民進黨總統候選人謝長廷先生於本(六)月五日下午二時到本公會訪問，適逢理監事開會，與會者均把握時間，作最好之溝通，各位技師先進如有寶貴意見(與技師權益及社會公益有關)，歡迎E-MAIL給公會，將會彙整後，作成書面資料給雙方候選人參考。

真正的環保車 不僅對環境環保 

更重要是對人的身體環保  >>>>  無致癌物質   

　自從京都議定書簽訂後，大家對空氣污染及臭氧層破壞，無不以最大之關懷，都特別關注於二氧化碳與碳氫化合物排放之減量，再加上國際原油大漲，故市面上有許多節能車運應而生，如瓦斯車、柴油車、油電混合車、氫燃料電池車--等等，確實這些車均能節省大幅度燃料錢，又能達到二氧化碳與碳氫化合物排放之減量，但是無論是柴油 汽油，燃燒後均會產生苯、硫、鉛、柴油粒子等致癌物質，唯有液化石油氣通稱瓦斯車因為完成燃燒，完全沒有苯、硫、鉛、柴油粒子之產生，大家要知道致癌物質雖未被證明一定致癌，但經過許多嚴密科學研究發現柴油粒子、苯、硫、等是高機率的致癌物質，以下文獻是美國環保州CALFORNIA所得之研究報告，由行政院環保署空保處吳盛忠副處長提供。

　除了節省燃料費選擇節能車，更為了我們的健康，液化石油氣瓦斯車是我們短期內的最佳選擇；氫燃料電池車是我們長期(十年後)的選擇。目前，為了我們的健康，柴油車似乎應更保守視之。

PORPOSED 2003 STATE AND FEDERAL STRATEGY FOR CALIFORNIA SIP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

     This Proposed 2003 State and Federal Strategy (Strategy) for the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) reaffirms the Air Resources Board’s (ARB or Board) commitment to achieve health-based air quality standards in all California communities through specific near-term actions and development of additional longer-term strategies.  It maps out the next generation of statewide measures to reduce air pollution and the Associated harmful effects on our health , environment , and economy. It identifies the Board’s near-term regulatory agenda to reduce ozone and particulate matter by Establishing enforceable targets to develop and adopt new measures for each year from 2003 to 2006.  It provides emission reduction benchmarks for the Board and the public to use in assessing proposed regulations to meet the overall goal. It includes commitments for the Board to consider 19 specific measures that are potentially capable of reducing ozone-forming emissions statewide by over 240 tons per day in 2010. It would also set into motion a concurrent initiative to identify longer-term Solutions to achieve the full scope of emission reductions needed to meet federal air quality standards in the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley by 2010. In addition to meeting federal requirements , this Strategy will ensure continued progress towards California’s own health-based standards.

      Current levels of air pollution exact a toll on our lives. Numerous studies have Linked particulate pollution to premature death in the elderly and other vulnerable Populations. Furthermore, researchers are concerned that particulate pollution may Also play a role in infant mortality and are currently investigating this possibility.

     Research in Southern California also shows that children exposed to unhealthful levels Of ozone suffer decreased lung function growth and increased asthma. And air toxics, Like particles form diesel engines and benzene from gasoline, significantly increase our Cancer risk.

    Monitored air quality data and a health model allow us to quantify the potential Scope of harm to Californians from air pollution each year-from premature death to Asthma attacks, as well as the impacts on health care and productivity. For example, Attaining the State’s own health-based air quality standards for particulate matter and

Ozone would annually prevent: 

• 6,500 premature deaths,

• 10,000 hospital admissions,

• 350,000 asthma attacks, and  

• 2.8 million lost work days. 

Figure ES-2

 Major Pollutants Contributing to Cancer Risk

In the South Coast Air Basin

*Based on the average of the pollutant concentrations measured at the fixed monitoring sites