02-25-2008, 06:35 AM
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Killjoy
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Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hybrids: 2007 HCH-II
Posts: 435
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Re: The greenest and meanest vehicles
Reviving an older topic, here is something that is related:
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If you wonder why it's so hard to get beyond oil, consider the Bush administration official who was forced to apologize for urging his agency's employees to consider buying fuel-efficient cars.
Yes, to make this rather obvious suggestion to help reduce oil dependence is to generate a political firestorm. That's because—you guessed it!—not one of the cars on the gas-saving list was made in the U.S.A.
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But it is patently untrue that "consumers can choose from a wide variety of models made by American auto companies that get over 30 miles per gallon," as was claimed by the Michigan members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, in a joint letter of complaint to HHS, found here at the Detroit Free Press website.
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ACEEE has written to the Michigan members of Congress to defend both its ranking system and its patriotism. "While we pride ourselves on the objectivity of our ratings, ACEEE cheers each time a domestic manufacturer's vehicle makes the 'Greenest Vehicles' list," writes Executive Director Steven Nadel. "Unfortunately, U.S. manufacturers' relative environmental performance has since lagged, while consumer interest in vehicles' environmental impacts has grown considerably."
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http://www.usnews.com/blogs/beyond-t...utomakers.html
Also, the greenest and meanest page link has been updated:
http://www.greenercars.org/highlights.htm
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