At 1:35 PM -0500 12/26/00, Bob O'Shaughnessy wrote: > Want to do something about those 8mpg behemoths? Here's an >interesting approach > > http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/12/26/suv.hunters.ap/index.html > > And here's the organization's web site: > > http://www.changingtheclimate.com/ > > > Heh, I'm going to get some stickers. And will you tag all of our syncros, which get 16 mpg, much less than a lot of the SUVs? Except for the recent Caravana expedition, I drive my syncro on the average of a weekend a month, meaning I probably consume much less fuel than a 1980's suburu used for 2-hour commutes from the central valley. (The article mentioned above shows a Suburban being tagged. It gets 18 mpg on the freeway, 14 city. Comparable with a syncro westy.) My boyfriend drives a 3.0l BMW X5, which gets about 20 mph highway. He uses it primarily for getting groceries and going skiing. He walks to work and takes public transit most other places. Gonna tag him? Why not lobby for better public transit? For a decent rail system in the U.S.? (Ever been to Europe?) For public funding for alternative fuels and electric vehicles? For emissions laws with less loopholes? That seems much more constructive. Coyote . : . '. . : . .' -- ._ '._.-'''-._.' _. Ron Lussier '-..' '..-' coyote@lenscraft.com --._ /.==. .==.\ _.-- 1.415.365.6467 ;/_o__\ /_o__\; -----|` ) ( `|----- http://lenscraft.com/ _: \_) (\_/) (_/ ;_ --' \ '._.=._.' / '-- _.-''. '._.' .''-._ ' .''-.(_).-''. ' Joyous .' ' : ' '. Solstice! ' : ' ' |
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