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AboutI know earth day was this week and I didn’t get a chance to do a full on earth day special but a co-worker sent me a link to this image and it is pretty hilarious so I thought I would share.
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I don’t even understand how the companies even thought this was a good idea. I know it had all to do with money and they wanted to pay for a sponsorship but come on, Hummer sponsoring a green earth section is just funny. If I remember correctly Hummer’s are the worst vehicle on gas and polluting the environment unless they built a hybrid version which probably gets 12 miles per gallon highway instead of 9, thanks for that guys.
According to EPA.gov the 2009 Hummer H3 has a score of 1 in the green house emission category with 10 being the best. Check out the info here. Well since they are sponsoring a green earth section on a website I think I will look into buying a Hummer now! I still can’t believe the US car companies are putting so much effort to push these huge, expensive, gas guzzling vehicles on everyone, I understand that they make the most profit from these vehicles, but how about they concentrate on building great cars that are fuel efficient and affordable.
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Forget the greenhouse emissions for a second: more pollution is caused during the manufacturing of the vehicle than the vehicle will cause over it’s lifetime. Take a look at the nickel mines where the metal is harvested to make “green” vehicles go, they’re some of the worst polluters on the planet. Even though the hummer sucks as far as emissions, it’s expected lifespan of over 300,000 miles means that when you consider everything that’s put into it, the Hummer is better for the environment than a Prius, who’se lifespan is only about a third of that.
Fuel efficiency is a relatively small part of making real eco-friendly automobiles. Do your research before you completely trash something like that.