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This is SO far off the mark that it's not even funny. Being "green" is NOT as black and white as that, no matter how comforting (and easy to point the finger at someone else) that might be. There are a myriad of elements that go into a carbon footprint; what one drives (and for what reasons) is just one of them.
Does that come in an ebook, or do we have to chop down trees to read it?
Okay, sweet tea all over the monitor!
I'll have to first research the author/organization that published it, first, to see what their particular agenda is, before I'll know how seriously to take it. That's the problem, there's so many people making an industry of "green" that you have to know that kind of information first.
The USC is a well known, established, non-profit, environmentally-focused advocacy group. If it makes it easier, Jerry Falwell hates them.
And yes, other things go into your footprint: air travel, house size, amount of red meat, etc. But driving has such a huge impact: a huge daily impact, on the environment. Newer books, a la Worldchanging, just assume you already know that SUVs are pretty terrible and going extinct, and just focus on future car designs.
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But driving has such a huge impact: a huge daily impact, on the environment. Newer books, a la Worldchanging, just assume you already know that SUVs are pretty terrible and going extinct, and just focus on future car designs.
I agree, driving has a big impact, but isn't it more about gas mileage and emissions than the body style of the vehicle? There are sedans that get horrible gas mileage and there are SUVs that get considerably better gas mileage.
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I understand what you are saying (and I agree) but it stands to say that the passing lane is still for passing.
Thanks Karen . That's really all it comes down to - the passing lane is for passing .
I've shared this on my local forum and I'm going to share it here:
Years back, my husband used to deliver organs for transplant. Transplant organs are delivered to the hospitals packed in ice in a cooler in unmarked cars.
I can't tell you how upset he still gets when someone is holding up the left/passing lane. So the next time you're in the passing lane and you're holding up the car behind you, consider that you don't know why they are in more of a hurry than you and it's not your place to decide how fast they should drive - leave that to the police.
I'm just saying, no environmentalist is going to take an SUV owner who claims to be "living green" seriously unless they work for the park service. You're free to think whatever you want. But defending SUV owners is sort of like defending an animal rights activist who goes around kicking puppies.
Well, we all know what happens when you assume, right?
I also assumed people on the green living forum would be seriously discussing environmental issues.
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. That's really all it comes down to - the passing lane is for passing 
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