Do so-called “treehuggers” and Hummers mix, without a hint of irony? It looks like one driver didn’t get the joke. This Hummer (see photo, above), adorned with a “2reehgr” vanity plate, was spotted by blogger Where Is Holden on the streets of L.A.

Meanwhile, leading presidential hopeful Barack Obama may be making inroads with Hummer-driving ignoramuses. The Illinois Senator earmarked “$1 million for the Illinois Institute of Technology to develop a cost-effective conversion kit to retrofit Army Humvees with electric hybrid systems,” according to ABC News. 

ABC reported that Obama has allotted another $1 million for a Chicago State University “project to equip drones with fuel cells.” Fuel cells would allow the auto-piloted aircraft to fly for far longer than current gas or battery-powered planes.

These may not be the perfect, car-free plans, but Obama’s support for alternative energy sources are baby steps (especially for Bush-loving Hummer drivers) toward prying a nation from its unrelenting dependence on fuel. Only then, perhaps, will America relinquish its desire to dominate suburban streets with monster-sized military vehicles (which they use primarily for fetching groceries and schoolchildren, and for mowing down any pedestrian that dares to cross their paths).

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siouxgeonz said:

Let's push for more than baby steps. http://www.time.com/time/magaz...75,00.html

April 02, 2008 | url

Holden said:

Some folks think that the hummer might actually be better for the environment than a prius, because of the manufacturing methods, etc. I dug to the bottom a bit; check out a real LCA (life-cycle analysis): http://rmi.org/images/PDFs/Transportation/T07-01_DustToDust.pdf -Holden

April 02, 2008 | url

DB said:

Holden -- those people are nuts, as the study you point to once again affirms. One study, years ago, with lousy numbers, suggests something which is later roundly disproved...and people still talk about it. Tragic, really.

April 02, 2008

Ben said:

Holden, I don't like the term "greener." A prius is not good for the environment, it's just less bad.

April 02, 2008

Holden said:

The kids over at AeroVironment (www.avinc.com) turned a 3 hour battery-powered drone into a 9 hour drone by using fuel cells: http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage8533.html I could say "Way to think ahead, Barack!" but I'm impressed that he's dedicated to these sorts of things!

April 07, 2008 | url

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