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| Greenbuilding Archive for August 2001 |
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| 359 messages, last added Tue Nov 26 17:25:47 2002 |
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http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/08/05/review/comjane05.htm:
...Some hope that rage against the SUV will spur a new, broader =
civil-rights movement. Perhaps this car can become a symbol of the =
seductions of wealth and the obliviousness of arrogance. Maybe the SUV, =
like the fur coat, will eventually be labeled a consumer product of =
shame.=20
This is obviously not a view shared by the geniuses in the House of =
Representatives, who on Wednesday rejected a sound proposal to boost =
fuel efficiency standards substantially for SUVs and light trucks.=20
Nor is it shared by the millions of Americans who plop down 30, 40 or 50 =
grand for a bulky, gas-guzzling monster called "an off-road vehicle" =
even though its closest encounter with rough terrain is the speed bumps =
in the mall parking lot...
...The religious leaders emphasize that they aren't criticizing =
parishioners who own an Expedition, Yukon, Sequoia, or any other vehicle =
that bears a name that evokes thoughts of the great outdoors while it =
pollutes the great outdoors.=20
"We want people to think twice about their next purchase, not to check =
their faith at the dealership door," ...
...The SUV represents a tendency to put our personal security and =
comfort above issues of environment and justice. A growing body of =
research by automakers suggests that SUV buyers are "self-oriented" =
people who have a strong fear of crime and great need to feel in control =
of the road. Compared with buyers of minivans, SUV owners are less =
social, less comfortable about being parents, and place a lower value on =
showing courtesy to other drivers...=20
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<P>...Some hope that rage against the SUV will spur a new, broader =
civil-rights=20
movement. Perhaps this car can become a symbol of the seductions of =
wealth and=20
the obliviousness of arrogance. Maybe the SUV, like the fur coat, will=20
eventually be labeled a consumer product of shame.=20
<P>This is obviously not a view shared by the geniuses in the House of=20
Representatives, who on Wednesday rejected a sound proposal to boost =
fuel=20
efficiency standards substantially for SUVs and light trucks.=20
<P>Nor is it shared by the millions of Americans who plop down 30, 40 or =
50=20
grand for a bulky, gas-guzzling monster called "an off-road vehicle" =
even though=20
its closest encounter with rough terrain is the speed bumps in the mall =
parking=20
lot...</P>
<P>...The religious leaders emphasize that they aren't criticizing =
parishioners=20
who own an Expedition, Yukon, Sequoia, or any other vehicle that bears a =
name=20
that evokes thoughts of the great outdoors while it pollutes the great =
outdoors.=20
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<P>"We want people to think twice about their <I>next</I> purchase, not =
to check=20
their faith at the dealership door," ...</P>
<P>...The SUV represents a tendency to put our personal security and =
comfort=20
above issues of environment and justice. A growing body of research by=20
automakers suggests that SUV buyers are "self-oriented" people who have =
a strong=20
fear of crime and great need to feel in control of the road. Compared =
with=20
buyers of minivans, SUV owners are less social, less comfortable about =
being=20
parents, and place a lower value on showing courtesy to other drivers... =
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